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Dictionary of toys and games in American popular culture

Title
Dictionary of toys and games in American popular culture / Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr.
Author
Augustyn, Frederick J.
Publication
New York : Haworth Reference Press, ©2004.

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Details

Description
140 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
"This resource, complete with cross-references, provides easy access to concise but detailed descriptions that place toys and board games in their social and cultural contexts. From action figures to yo-yos, the Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture is a guide through the museum of sought-after collectibles and forgotten treasures that mirror the fads and fashions that helped define pop culture in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Contemporary sports issues
Uniform Title
Contemporary sports issues
Alternative Title
Toys and games in American popular culture
Subject
  • Toys > United States > Dictionaries
  • Games > United States > Dictionaries
  • Popular culture > United States > Dictionaries
  • Games
  • Popular culture
  • Toys
  • Brettspiel
  • Popkultur
  • Spielzeug
  • Computerspiel
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
  • dictionaries.
  • Dictionaries
  • Dictionaries.
  • Dictionnaires.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction -- The Dictionary Toy Inventors -- Manufacturers -- Distributors -- Bibliography -- Index -- CONTENTS.
ISBN
  • 078901503X
  • 9780789015037
  • 0789015048
  • 9780789015044
LCCN
2003016133
OCLC
  • ocm52750143
  • 52750143
  • SCSB-9051555
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library