Career Culture, and Social Psychology in a Variety Art: The Magician [Hardcover]

Robert A. Stebbins (Author)

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• Hardcover: 166 pages
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894647318
• ISBN-13: 978-0894647314
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,102,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Robert A. Stebbins, FRSC, is Faculty Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He received his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Minnesota. He has written over 225 articles and chapters and written or edited 39 books, including Between Work and Leisure (2004), Serious Leisure (2007), Personal Decisions in the Public Square (2009), and Leisure and Consumption (2009), and The Idea of Leisure (2011). Stebbins was elected Fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences (1996), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1999), Senior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy (2010), and Alumni Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society, Macalester College Chapter (2011). He has been studying work and leisure for over 45 years, with a particular interest in amateurs and professionals in art, sport, science, and entertainment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique book about magicians, August 25, 2011

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This book provides a unique insight into the world of magicians using anthropological insights. This is one of only a few books that describes the social world of magicians using a scholarly point of view. Go to http://www.prevos.net/wp/conjuring for a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly publications about theatrical magic.