City play
By: by Amanda Dargan and Steven Zeitlin ; photographs by Martha Cooper, Arthur Leipzig, and other great photographers of urban play ; with an afterword by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett.
Contributors: Zeitlin, Steven J.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New Brunswick
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Children -- New York (State) -- New York; Children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works; Play -- New York (State) -- New York; Play -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works
Description: The authors draw on two centuries of images by New York's great photographers, as well as oral histories, diaries, reminiscences and interviews with children and adults about children's play. Teachers will find it useful for stimulating discussion about how children and adults use and adapt their environments for play.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index.