Kids' Stuff: Toys and the Changing World of American Childhood

by Gary S. Cross

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To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies(R) and Ninja Turtles(R), Tinkertoys(R) and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values, that Gary Cross explores in Kids' Stuff, a revealing look into the meaning of American toys through this century.

Early in the 1900s toys reflected parents' ideas about children...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:067450335X

ISBN13:9780674503359

Release Date:November 1999

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.8"

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