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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453753503321

Autore

Marsh Jackie

Titolo

Changing play : play, media and commercial culture from the 1950s to the present day / / Jackie Marsh and Julia C. Bishop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire : , : Open University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-335-24758-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BishopJulia C. <1960->

Disciplina

302.231083

Soggetti

Play

Child development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Contents; Notes on the authors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Early studies of children's play and the legacy of Iona and Peter Opie; 3 Forms of play; 4 Media, technologies and play; 5 The material cultures of childhood; 6 Play in the institutions of home and school; 7 Space and play; 8 Gender, sexuality and play; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of this book is to offer an informed account of changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and commercial culture in England through an analysis of play in the 1950's/60's and the present day.