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This book is essential reading for all those involved in the Psychology of the Child.

Table of Contents
Foreword (by John Davis); Preface; Introduction; Bibliography to Introduction; Historical Theories of Play; The Observation of Play; Play as Bodily Activity; Play as Repetition of Experience; Play as the Demonstration of Phantasy; Play as Realisation of Environment; Play as Preparation for Life; Group Games; The Comic Element in Play; Children who Cannot Play; Conclusion.

Play in Childhood

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    A Paperback / softback by Margaret Lowenfeld

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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 22/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9781845193003, 978-1845193003
      ISBN10: 1845193008
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      Child and developmental psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is essential reading for all those involved in the Psychology of the Child.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword (by John Davis); Preface; Introduction; Bibliography to Introduction; Historical Theories of Play; The Observation of Play; Play as Bodily Activity; Play as Repetition of Experience; Play as the Demonstration of Phantasy; Play as Realisation of Environment; Play as Preparation for Life; Group Games; The Comic Element in Play; Children who Cannot Play; Conclusion.

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