| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 269 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-261) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children -- United States -- History.
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Children. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Play -- United States -- History.
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Play. |
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Children -- United States -- Social life and customs.
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Children. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Chudacoff, Howard P. Children at play. New York : New York University Press, ©2007 9780814716649 0814716644 (DLC) 2007007865 (OCoLC)85766038 |
| ISBN |
9781435607279 (electronic book) |
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1435607279 (electronic book) |
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9780814716649 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0814716644 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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