Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures. The animal world in play, games and toys
Publisher: Stockholm International Toy Research Centre
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Stockholm
Language: eng
Format: CD
Number of pages: 219
Description: This book presents the reader a detailed analysis of the animal world in relation to Saharan and North African children's toys and play activities. To begin with, the toy dromedaries are described, then the toys referring to horses, mules and donkeys, cattle and livestock, other domestic animals, and non-domestic animals. Each of the subdivisions starts with a summary putting forward the main characteristics of the group of toys and games concerned. In 'Conclusion and Perspectives', a synthesis is proposed, together with a discussion of some environmental, economic and socio-cultural aspects, and a socio-semiotic analysis. Then follows the chapter 'Perspectives' in which I have tried to offer some suggestions for the practical use of this play and toy culture. In an appendix a detailed and systematic description, in French, of the Saharan and North African toy animals of the collection of the Musée de l'Homme can be consulted.
Notes: This book with 107 illustrations is published on a CD included in Jean-Pierre Rossie (2005). Toys, play, culture and society. An anthropological approach with reference to North Africa and the Sahara. All information on this book is available on the website www.sanatoyplay.org
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