Playgrounds: The Experimental Years by Highmore, Ben

Playgrounds: The Experimental Years

A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy. After World War II, a new kind of...
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Author: Ben Highmore
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Language: English
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Playgrounds: The Experimental Years by Highmore, Ben

Playgrounds: The Experimental Years

¥7,837

Playgrounds: The Experimental Years

¥7,837
Author: Ben Highmore
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy.

After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these new playgrounds encouraged children to build shacks and invent their own entertainment. Playgrounds tells the story of how waste grounds and bombsites were transformed into hives of activity by children and progressive educators. It shows how a belief in the imaginative capacity of children shaped a new kind of playground and how designers reimagined what playgrounds could be. Ben Highmore tells a compelling story about pioneers, designers, and charities--and above all--about the value of play.

Author: Ben Highmore
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 12/04/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.43w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781789149470

About the Author
Ben Highmore is professor of cultural studies at the University of Sussex. His books include Lifestyle Revolution: How Taste Changed Class in Late 20th-Century Britain.

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