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An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 29, 2007 - Issue 3
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Ways of Experiencing Leisure

Michael Watkins Griffith University Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Carol Bond University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 287-307 | Received 14 Feb 2006, Accepted 30 Aug 2006, Published online: 17 Apr 2007

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