Play and Playthings - A Reference Guide

?This is a guide to children's play in America, beginning with colonial times. Part I is a narrative history of play, using many primary and autobiographical sources.... Part II consists of a lengthy narrative bibliography of relevant sources, an alphabetical checklist of books and articles, and a description of major research collections. Mergen, a professor of American civilization at George Washington University, has written a book that is both scholarly and accessible. Recommended for research collections in child study, recreation, and American culture.?-Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Mergen, Mergen Bernard
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.1982
• EAN: 9780313221361
• ISBN: 978-0-313-22136-1
• Series: American Popular Culture
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Popular Culture, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Age groups: children