The Play World Toys, Texts, and the Transatlantic German Childhood |
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| Author:
| Simpson, Patricia Anne |
| Series title: | Max Kade Research Institute Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-08699-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $101.95 |
Book Description:
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The Play World chronicles the history and evolution of the concept of play as a universal part of childhood. Examining texts and toys coming out of Europe between 1631 and 1914, Patricia Anne Simpson argues that German material, literary, and pedagogical cultures were central to the construction of the modern ideas and realities of play ......
The Play World chronicles the history and evolution of the concept of play as a universal part of childhood. Examining texts and toys coming out of Europe between 1631 and 1914, Patricia Anne Simpson argues that German material, literary, and pedagogical cultures were central to the construction of the modern ideas and realities of play ......