Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction: The Play World 1
7. 1. The Protestant Play Ethic 30
8. 2. Professional Parenting 59
9. 3. Revolutions in Play 92
10. 4. Colonizing Childhoods 116
11. 5. Ethnographic Play and the American Imaginary 149
12. 6. The Home and the Nation 183
13. 7. Empire of Toys 208
14. Conclusion: “A Very Brilliant House” 233
15. Notes 243
16. Bibliography 260
17. Index 274