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Designed for Play
New Historical Perspectives
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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. Finding space for play: ‘playgrounds for poor children in populous places’
  11. 2. Competing playground visions: ‘a distinctly civilizing influence that gives much health and happiness’
  12. 3. Playgrounds for the people: ‘a magnetic force to draw children away from the dangers and excitements of the streets’
  13. 4. Orthodoxy and adventure: ‘playgrounds are often as bleak as barrack squares and just as boring’
  14. 5. Playground scuffles: ‘it’s ours whatever they say’
  15. Conclusion
  16. References
  17. Index

New Historical Perspectives is an open access book series for early career scholars, commissioned, edited and published by the Royal Historical Society and the University of London Press in association with the Institute of Historical Research. Submissions are encouraged relating to all historical periods and subjects. Books in the series are overseen by an expert editorial board to ensure the highest standards of peer-reviewed scholarship, and extensive support and feedback for authors is provided.

The series is supported by the Economic History Society and the Past and Present Society.

Series co-editors: Professor Elizabeth Hurren (University of Leicester) and Dr Sarah Longair (University of Lincoln)

Founding co-editors: Simon Newman (University of Glasgow) and Penny Summerfield (University of Manchester)

Editorial board: Professor Charlotte Alston (Northumbria University); Professor David Andress (University of Portsmouth); Dr Christopher Bahl (Durham University); Dr Milinda Banerjee (University of St Andrews); Dr Robert Barnes (York St John University); Dr Karin Bowie (University of Glasgow); Professor Neil Fleming (University of Worcester); Professor Ian Forrest (University of Oxford); Dr Emma Gallon (University of London Press); Professor Jane Whittle (University of Exeter); Dr Charlotte Wildman (University of Manchester); Dr Nick Witham (University College London)

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