Children at play : an American history / Howard P. Chudacoff.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-261) and index.

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.

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Hear the author interview on NPR's Morning Edition. If you believe the experts, "child's play"; is serious business. From sociologists to psychologists and from anthropologists to social critics, writers have produced mountains of books about the meaning and importance of play. But what do we know about how children actually play, especially American children of the last two centuries? In this fascinating and enlightening book, Howard Chudacoff presents a history of children's play in the United States and ponders what it tells us about ourselves. Through expert investigation in primary source.

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