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Toy theory : technology and imagination in play / Seth Giddings.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Giddings, Seth, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Toys.
Play.
Technology--Social aspects.
Technology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (0 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]
Summary:
"Giddings explores the histories of toys and unpacks their relationship with technology, arguing that toys and play have always been technological and provide a unique framework to construct a philosophy of technology based around play rather than around tools. What if, this book asks, we rethink the anthropology and the philosophy of technology as driven by play and aesthetics rather than an immanent desire for control?"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction
Toy-Being
Dolls
Toy Soldiers
Construction Toys
Robots
Cinema Toys
Conclusion.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
9780262379014
0262379015
9780262379007
0262379007
OCLC:
1419683442

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