03284nam 2200841Ia 450 991077810480332120230207224936.00-8147-1730-60-8147-9005-41-4356-0727-910.18574/nyu/9780814790052(CKB)1000000000479502(EBL)866079(OCoLC)779828404(SSID)ssj0000121027(PQKBManifestationID)11141706(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121027(PQKBWorkID)10092477(PQKB)10392736(MiAaPQ)EBC866079(OCoLC)181104517(MdBmJHUP)muse10236(Au-PeEL)EBL866079(CaPaEBR)ebr10189775(DE-B1597)547966(DE-B1597)9780814790052(EXLCZ)99100000000047950220070227d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChildren at play[electronic resource] an American history /Howard P. ChudacoffNew York New York University Pressc20071 online resource (285 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-1665-2 0-8147-1664-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-261) and index.Introduction: Play -- Childhood and play in colonial America -- Domesticating children, 1800-1850 -- The arrival of toys, 1850-1900 -- The invasion of children's play culture, 1900-1950 -- The golden age, 1900-1950 -- The commercialization of children's play, 1950 to the present -- Children's play goes underground, 1950 to the present -- Conclusion.Hear the author interview on NPR's Morning Edition. If you believe the experts, "child's play"; is serious business. From sociologists to psychologists and from anthropologists to social critics, writers have produced mountains of books about the meaning and importance of play. But what do we know about how children actually play, especially American children of the last two centuries? In this fascinating and enlightening book, Howard Chudacoff presents a history of children's play in the United States and ponders what it tells us about ourselves. Through expert investigation in primary sourceChildrenUnited StatesHistoryPlayUnited StatesHistoryChildrenUnited StatesSocial life and customsFilled.US.children.chronological.from.history.insights.intriguing.play.point.provides.revelatory.stories.themselves.view.with.ChildrenHistory.PlayHistory.ChildrenSocial life and customs.305.2310973Chudacoff Howard P532582MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778104803321Children at play3842454UNINA