The Play World: Toys, Texts, and the Transatlantic German Childhood


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Examines German theories and practices of play, parenting, and pedagogy from 1631 to 1912. Explores the role of the domestic sphere and home economies in establishing transatlantic networks that influenced the emergence of gender, class, race, and religious identities for Germans beyond Europe.



Author: Patricia Anne Simpson
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: 03/14/2022
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780271087009
ISBN10: 0271087005
BISAC Categories:
- History | Americas (North Central South West Indies)
- History | Europe | Germany
- Education | History

About the Author

Patricia Anne Simpson is Professor of German Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and coeditor of the Goethe Yearbook. She is the author of several books, including most recently Reimagining the European Family: Cultures of Immigration.