Picture 1 of 1
From Playgrounds to PlayStation: The Interaction of Technology and Play by Carro
Condition:
3 available
Postage:
Located in: Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 11 Jun and Sat, 22 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 98.3% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:386873601417
Item specifics
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN-13
- 9781421416502
- Type
- NA
- Book Title
- From Playgrounds to PlayStation
- Publication Name
- NA
- ISBN
- 9781421416502
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Topic
- Toys, Developmental / Child, Social History, General, Video & Electronic, History
About this product
Product Information
How technology shapes play in America--and vice versa. In this romp through the changing landscape of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American toys, games, hobbies, and amusements, senior historian of technology Carroll Pursell poses a simple but interesting question: What can we learn by studying the relationship between technology and play? From Playgrounds to PlayStation explores how play reflects and drives the evolution of American culture. Pursell engagingly examines the ways in which technology affects play and play shapes people. The objects that children (and adults) play with and play on, along with their games and the hobbies they pursue, can reinforce but also challenge gender roles and cultural norms. Inventors--who often talk about "playing" at their work, as if motivated by the pure fun of invention--have used new materials and technologies to reshape sports and gameplay, sometimes even crafting new, extreme forms of recreation, but always responding to popular demand. Drawing from a range of sources, including scholarly monographs, patent records, newspapers, and popular and technical journals, the book covers numerous modes and sites of play. Pursell touches on the safety-conscious playground reform movement, the dazzling mechanical innovations that gave rise to commercial amusement parks, and the media's colorful promotion of toys, pastimes, and sporting events. Along the way, he shows readers how technology enables the forms, equipment, and devices of play to evolve constantly, both reflecting consumer choices and driving innovators and manufacturers to promote toys that involve entirely new kinds of play--from LEGOs and skateboards to beading kits and videogames.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
1421416506
ISBN-13
9781421416502
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208515771
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Toys, Developmental / Child, Social History, General, Video & Electronic, History
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
From Playgrounds to Playstation : the Interaction of Technology and Play
Lc Classification Number
Gv1201.34.P87 2015
Grade from
College Freshman
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Reviews
An engaging social history of play... Pursell's text helps inform readers how capitalist structures focus as much on leisure as they do work or politics to cement their structures in US culture., A most engaging read...one that no scholar or layperson interested in the parallel development and interplay of technology and leisure activities can ignore without missing out on a significant contribution., Pursell's account is masterful in its ability to draw a wide range of cultural sources, sometimes from unexpected quarters, into a unified yet nuanced historical narrative., ""... The real strength of this book is his striking detail in analyzing the technologies that have shaped play, especially his frequent and imaginative use of sources like patent records and advertising, too often neglected in histories of play and leisure."", ... The real strength of this book is his striking detail in analyzing the technologies that have shaped play, especially his frequent and imaginative use of sources like patent records and advertising, too often neglected in histories of play and leisure., [From Playgrounds to PlayStation] is a fascinating read, and the mixture of facts, anecdotes, quotes, and other sources of research makes it quite an impressive work.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Toys for Girls and Boys 2. The Safe and Rational Playground 3. From Pleasure Gardens to Fun Factories 4. The Hobbyist 5. Games and Sports 6. Extreme and (Sometimes) Impolite Sports 7. Electronic Games Conclusion Notes Suggestions for Further Reading Index
Copyright Date
2015
Format
Trade Paperback
Lccn
2014-031358
Dewey Decimal
790
Intended Audience
College Audience
Publication Year
2015
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles, Games & Activities, Psychology, Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:386873601417
Postage and handling
Item location:
Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
APO/FPO, Alaska/Hawaii, Barbados, Belarus, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Reunion, Russian Federation, US Protectorates, Ukraine, Venezuela, Western Samoa
| Postage and handling | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | Free | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Tue, 11 Jun and Sat, 22 Jun to 43230 |
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 10 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #386873601417
Sales Tax for an item #386873601417
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as |
|---|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it | Money Back |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (1,023,754)
g***u (97)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
The book came quickly and shipped ver securely, better shape then expected. Definitely will shop from this seller in the future.
e***1 (178)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
very good service thank you
g***r (660)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
All good