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Radical Play: Revolutionizing Children’s Toys in 1960s and 1970s America (Radical Perspectives)

Rob Goldberg

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Description:In Radical Play, prize-winning historian Rob Goldberg recovers a little-known history of American children’s culture in the 1960s and 1970s by showing how dolls, guns, action figures, and other toys galvanized and symbolized new visions of social, racial, and gender justice. From a nationwide movement to oppose the sale of war toys during the Vietnam War, to the founding of Shindana Toys by Black Power activists and the efforts of feminist groups to promote and produce nonsexist and racially diverse toys, Goldberg returns readers to a defining moment in the history of childhood when politics, parenting, and purchasing converged."An excellent account of the toy industry’s interaction with the political movements of the 1960s and 1970s. . . ." ―Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post"Eminently readable."—Letty Cottin Pogrebin"[A] readable and riveting narrative..." —Choice Reviews"Goldberg has fashioned an important and enlightening study." —Howard Chudacoff, author of Children at Play: An American HistoryWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Radical Play: Revolutionizing Children’s Toys in 1960s and 1970s America (Radical Perspectives). To get started finding Radical Play: Revolutionizing Children’s Toys in 1960s and 1970s America (Radical Perspectives), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In Radical Play, prize-winning historian Rob Goldberg recovers a little-known history of American children’s culture in the 1960s and 1970s by showing how dolls, guns, action figures, and other toys galvanized and symbolized new visions of social, racial, and gender justice. From a nationwide movement to oppose the sale of war toys during the Vietnam War, to the founding of Shindana Toys by Black Power activists and the efforts of feminist groups to promote and produce nonsexist and racially diverse toys, Goldberg returns readers to a defining moment in the history of childhood when politics, parenting, and purchasing converged."An excellent account of the toy industry’s interaction with the political movements of the 1960s and 1970s. . . ." ―Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post"Eminently readable."—Letty Cottin Pogrebin"[A] readable and riveting narrative..." —Choice Reviews"Goldberg has fashioned an important and enlightening study." —Howard Chudacoff, author of Children at Play: An American HistoryWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Radical Play: Revolutionizing Children’s Toys in 1960s and 1970s America (Radical Perspectives). To get started finding Radical Play: Revolutionizing Children’s Toys in 1960s and 1970s America (Radical Perspectives), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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