Children at play : an American history /
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Author / Creator: | Chudacoff, Howard P. |
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Imprint: | New York : New York University Press, ©2007. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 269 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11156366 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Childhood and play in early America, 1600-1800
- The attempt to domesticate childhood and play, 1800-1850
- The stuff of childhood, 1850-1900
- The invasion of children's play culture, 1900-1950
- The golden age of unstructured play, 1900-1950
- The commercialization and co-optation of children's play, 1950 to the present
- Children's play goes underground, 1950 to the present
- Conclusion.