Playthings in Early Modernity

Playthings in Early ModernityAn innovative volume of 15 interdisciplinary essays at the nexus of material culture, performance studies, and game theory. "Plaything" is understood as both an object and a person, and play, in the early modern world, is treated not merely as a pastime, a leisurely pursuit, but as a pivotal part of daily life, a strategic psychosocial endeavor.

Considers such well known films as Forrest Gump

To navigate these many and complex topics

This book is about the ways in which western spectators are bombarded with ‘emergencies’ by our press and political institutions

The sociology of deviance was in its heyday when this book was published in 1969

tasked with managing the deaths of its citizens in conflict

based on a diverse and extremely rich culture of enduring significance

“Speakin’ O’ Christmas

Wils and Rietveld

This book is the first comprehensive study of the varying

the knowledge of ecosystems guides the way

Peripheral Visions: Perspectives on Culture

25 b/w illus