The Play World: Toys, Texts, and the Transatlantic German Childhood

(Part of the Max Kade Research Institute: Germans Beyond Europe Series)

by Patricia Anne Simpson

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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 and childhood in the transatlantic world.

With attention to the details of toy manufacturing and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0271087005

ISBN13:9780271087009

Release Date:March 2022

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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