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Not work alone : a cross-cultural view of activities superfluous to survival Cover Image Book Book

Not work alone : a cross-cultural view of activities superfluous to survival

Cherfas, Jeremy. (Added Author). Lewin, Roger. (Added Author).

Summary: Preface : An introduction to affluence / Roger Lewin -- [pt. 1]. Young play -- The purpose of play / Dorothy Einon -- Infant games and the creation of culture / Colwyn Trevarthen and Fiona Grant -- It's only a game / Jeremy Cherfas -- [pt. 2]. Adult play -- Playing with aggression / William Arens -- Gambling : mirror of society / David Riches -- Institutions of violence / Schuyler Jones -- The social skin / Terence S. Turner -- [pt. 3]. Word play -- What's so funny? / Howard R. Pollio -- Fighting words / Donald Brenneis -- Drama : Aristotle in Indonesia / Laurence G. Avery and James L. Peacock -- Tell us a story / Venetia Newall -- Profanity in context / Edmund Leach -- Conclusion : Images of man / Peter Loizos.

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  • ISBN: 9780803913943
  • ISBN: 080391394X
  • Physical Description: print
    255 p. : ill. ; cm.
  • Publisher: London : Temple Smith, 1980.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Bibliography: p. [243]-247.

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Subject: Play -- Cross-cultural studies
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Cranbrook Campus GN 454.7 .N68 1980 (Text) 11111000159196 CRANBROOK Volume hold Available -
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