Children at play : an American history /
Chudacoff, Howard P.
Children at play : an American history / Howard P. Chudacoff. - New York : New York University Press, c2007. - xvi, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780814716649 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814716644 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007007865
Children--History.--United States
Play--History.--United States
Children--Social life and customs.--United States
HQ792.U5 / C46 2007
305.2310973
Children at play : an American history / Howard P. Chudacoff. - New York : New York University Press, c2007. - xvi, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780814716649 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814716644 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007007865
Children--History.--United States
Play--History.--United States
Children--Social life and customs.--United States
HQ792.U5 / C46 2007
305.2310973