Changing play : play, media and commercial culture from the 1950s to the present day

Changing play : play, media and commercial culture from the 1950s to the present day / Jackie Marsh, Julia C. Bishop.

The aim of this book is to offer an informed account of changes in the nature of the relationship between play, media and commercial culture in England through an analysis of play in the 1950s/60s and the present day.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marsh, Jackie (Author), Bishop, Julia C., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Since 1900
Play > England > History > 20th century.
Technology and children > England > History > 20th century.
Mass media and children > England > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Manners and customs
Mass media and children
Play
Technology and children
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 1945-
England
Great Britain
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Contents; Notes on the authors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Early studies of children's play and the legacy of Iona and Peter Opie; 3 Forms of play; 4 Media, technologies and play; 5 The material cultures of childhood; 6 Play in the institutions of home and school; 7 Space and play; 8 Gender, sexuality and play; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back cover.

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