LEADER 02804nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910452112703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-1730-6 010 $a0-8147-9005-4 010 $a1-4356-0727-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479502 035 $a(EBL)866079 035 $a(OCoLC)779828404 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000121027 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141706 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121027 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10092477 035 $a(PQKB)10392736 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC866079 035 $a(OCoLC)181104517 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10236 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL866079 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10189775 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479502 100 $a20070227d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChildren at play$b[electronic resource] $ean American history /$fHoward P. Chudacoff 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (285 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-1665-2 311 $a0-8147-1664-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-261) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aHear 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 source 606 $aChildren$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPlay$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aChildren$zUnited States$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChildren$xHistory. 615 0$aPlay$xHistory. 615 0$aChildren$xSocial life and customs. 676 $a305.2310973 700 $aChudacoff$b Howard P$0532582 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452112703321 996 $aChildren at play$92481950 997 $aUNINA