The Secret World of Doing Nothing by Löfgren, Orvar

The Secret World of Doing Nothing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520262638)

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The Secret World of Doing Nothing by Löfgren, Orvar

The Secret World of Doing Nothing

$29.95
The Secret World of Doing Nothing by Löfgren, Orvar

The Secret World of Doing Nothing

$29.95
Format: Paperback
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In this insightful and pathbreaking reflection on "doing nothing," Billy Ehn and Orvar Lgren take us on a fascinating tour of what is happening when, to all appearances, absolutely nothing is happening. Sifting through a wide range of examples drawn from literature, published ethnographies, and firsthand research, they probe the unobserved moments in our daily lives--waiting for a bus, daydreaming by the window, performing a routine task--and illuminate these "empty" times as full of significance. Creative, insightful, and profound, The Secret World of Doing Nothing leads us to rethink the ordinary and find meaning in today's hypermodern reality.

Author: Orvar Lgren, Billy Ehn
ISBN-10: 0520262638
ISBN-13: 9780520262638
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2010
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2010
By Orvar Lgren
By Orvar Lgren
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Billy Ehn is a Professor in the Department of Culture and Media Studies at Umea University and Orvar Lgren is Professor of Ethnology at the University of Lund, both in Sweden. Lgren is the author of On Holiday: A History of Vacationing (UC Press).

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