Children''s Games in Street and Playground

Informationen zum Autor Iona Archibald Opie was born in 1923. During the Second World War, she met and married Peter Opie. Together they became a renowned husband-and-wife team of folklorists with a particular interest in children's toys, games and literature, working from their home in Hampshire and conducting primary fieldwork all over the United Kingdom. Their remarkable collection of children's books and ephemera was purchased by the Bodleian Library in Oxford in 1988. They were the authors of over 30 books including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1952) and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959). Iona Opie lives in Hampshire. Peter Mason Opie (1918-82) was a specialist in children's literature. He met and married Iona Archibold during the Second World War, and together they became a renowned husband-and-wife team of folklorists with a particular interest in children's toys, games and literature, working from their home in Hampshire and conducting primary fieldwork all over the United Kingdom. Their remarkable collection of children's books and ephemera was purchased by the Bodleian Library in Oxford in 1988. They were the authors of over 30 books including The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1952) and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959). Klappentext A magnificent survey of over 40 games played by children, largely out of sight of adults, in the 1960s, in the street, playground and wasteland. Zusammenfassung A magnificent survey of over 40 games played by children, largely out of sight of adults, in the 1960s, in the street, playground and wasteland.

Product details

• Authors: Iona Opie, Iona Opie, Iona Opie Opie, Peter Opie, Opie Peter, Peter Opie
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2013
• EAN: 9781782500322
• ISBN: 978-1-78250-032-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Active outdoor pursuits, Social and cultural anthropology, Age groups: children