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Leisure Sciences
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Volume 10, 1988 - Issue 3
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Essays

Lesiure and civility: Reflections on a Greek ideal

Pages 179-191 | Received 11 Jan 1988, Accepted 04 Mar 1988, Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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