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Designed for Play: Children's Playgrounds and the Politics of Urban Space, 1840–2010: New Historical Perspectives

Autor Jon Winder
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 aug 2024
An exploration of efforts to create more livable and humane urban environments.

This book is an original and accessible history of the modern playground in Britain and beyond, charting its journey from marginal obscurity to popular ubiquity. Tracing the playground’s history from the mid-nineteenth century to 2010, Designed for Play demonstrates how a diverse set of actors across the philanthropic, voluntary, state, and commercial sectors all sought to reimagine and reshape the urban landscape to improve childhood outcomes.
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781914477492
ISBN-10: 1914477499
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: 17
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: University of London Press
Colecția University of London Press
Seria New Historical Perspectives


Notă biografică

Jon Winder is a historian, geographer, and heritage practitioner. He has published work on urban environmental history, children’s geography, and the history of children’s playgrounds.

Cuprins

* Introduction
* 1 Finding space for play: ‘playgrounds for poor children in populous places’
* 2 Competing playground visions: ‘a distinctly civilizing influence that gives much health and happiness’
* 3 Playgrounds for the People: ‘a magnetic force to draw children away from the dangers and excitements of the streets’
* 4 Orthodoxy and Adventure: ‘playgrounds are often as bleak as barrack squares and just as boring’
* 5 Playground Scuffles: ‘It’s ours whatever they say’
* Conclusion