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Encyclopedia of play in today's society / Rodney P. Carlisle, general editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sage knowledge reference collection.
- Gale virtual reference library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Play--Encyclopedias.
- Play.
- Recreation--Encyclopedias.
- Recreation.
- Leisure--Encyclopedias.
- Leisure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes (980 pages)) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, c2009.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This A-to-Z collection of approximately 450 entires in two volumes is available in both print and electronic formats. The entries include biographies, profiles of play in cultures around the world, historical descriptions, thematic essays, and varied game and leisure activity explanations.
- Contents:
- Volume 1. About the general editor
- Playing with play
- Preface
- Introduction
- Reader's guide
- List of articles
- List of contributors
- Chronology of play
- Articles A to O
- Glossary
- Volume 2. List of articles
- Articles P to Z
- Resource guide
- Appendix A: Play statistics
- Appendix B: FTC Report
- Index.
- Notes:
- "A Sage reference publication."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781452266107
- 1452266107
- 9781849727785
- 1849727783
- 9781412971935
- 1412971934
- OCLC:
- 404705793
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