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Children's nature : the rise of the American summer camp / Leslie Paris.
LIBRA GV192.8 .P37 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paris, Leslie.
- Series:
- American history and culture (New York University Press)
- American history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Camps--United States--History.
- Camps.
- Children--United States--History.
- Children.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- A warm history of modern childhood
- At work and at play : the making of camp "family"
- Small islands : the first summer camps
- "A home though away from home" : how parents, camp owners, and children forged camp networks
- Rituals of the season : the organization of camp community
- Between generations : tensions in the camp "family"
- Modernity and tradition in children's socialization
- Is it progress? modernity and authenticity in camp life
- Tans, tepees, and minstrel shows : race, primitivism, and camp community
- The pioneer ideal : camp history, American history, children's history
- Conclusion : "I had to go on in life" : from camp to childhood nostalgia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-346) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814767078
- 0814767079
- OCLC:
- 156784942
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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