Isn't This Fun?
Investigating the Serious Business of Enjoying Ourselves
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Word Count
97,500 words, Guess
Page Count
390 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL37433133M
- ISBN-139781471154836
- OCLC Control Number927376492
- Library of Congress Control Number2016438225
Classifications
- LCCBF575.H27 F65 2016
Description
Michael Foley wants to understand why he doesn't appear to be experiencing as much 'fun' as everyone else. So, with characteristic wit and humour, he sets out to understand what fun really means, examining its heritage, its cultural significance and the various activities we associate with fun. He investigates pursuits such as dancing, sex, holidays, sport, gaming and comedy, and concludes that fun is not easy, simple and fixed, as many seem to believe, but elusive, complex and constantly changing. In fact, fun is a profoundly serious business - a range of new group rituals evolving in response to cultural developments, often motivated as much by spirituality as hedonism. Also, while fun is a modern phenomenon it turns out to have recreated many of the elements of early ritual. His findings will invigorate you with insights, make you laugh at life, and quite possibly help you to understand why the post-post-modern is actually the pre-pre-modern.
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