The Franco-Calgarians: French Language, Leisure, and Linguistic Life-Style in an Anglophone City [Hardcover]

Robert A. Stebbins (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802006116
• ISBN-13: 978-0802006110
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,897,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.