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This volume addresses the rich and varied thoughts, concepts, approaches and leisure practices in sixteen countries of three continents—Australia, Asia and Africa.�The chapters showcase the diversity in the�forms and ways in which the idea and practice of�leisure have developed across space and time. However, the common thread through the chapters is that concepts and practices of leisure are found all over the world, from pre-historic settlements to the present-day consumer societies. Seemingly, being at leisure is a capacity of the human species present at birth and which develops in a variety of individual and societal contexts. Even in situations where leisure gets little official recognition as being an aspect of life—such as under colonial rule or in extremely work-centric societies—it needs to be contextually understood.�This is a welcome addition to the literature on leisure studies from a global and comparative perspective. �Typham this is the title: Mapping Leisure Studies from Australia, Asia and Africa