Waiting for the Weekend
Rybczynski, Witold
From Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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From Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks member since 1996
About this Item
[1991], 1st printing. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 260pp. Illustrations, notes, index. "In Waiting for the Weekend, Witold Rybczynski unfolds the history of leisure; there have always been breaks from the routine of work: taboo days, market days, public festivals, holy days - we couldn't survive without them. He explores the origins of the week and the observance of the Sabbath, and shows how, beginning with the industrial revolution, when workers began staying home on Mondays, the practice of 'keeping Saint Monday' evolved into the familiar institution of the weekend". (Ideas, Holidays, Ideas, Industrial Revolution, Labor, Leisure). Seller Inventory # 106833
Bibliographic Details
Title: Waiting for the Weekend
Publisher: Viking, New York
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
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