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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969551503321

Autore

Bishop Ronald <1961->

Titolo

When play was play : why pick-up games matter / / Ronald Bishop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, c2009

ISBN

9781438426310

1438426313

9781441612304

1441612300

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Excelsior Editions

Disciplina

305.2310973

Soggetti

Play - Social aspects - United States

Child development - United States

Children - United States

Leisure - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Less time spent schmoozing -- Does anybody play anymore? -- The consecrated spots -- No purpose in mind -- Out of necessity -- Say goodbye to Hollywood -- It didn't take much -- Leave those kids alone -- They call it "tennockey".

Sommario/riassunto

A celebration of childhood pick-up games.