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Barbie
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Easy-Bake Oven
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G.I. Joe
Hasbro
Homies
Hot Wheels
Jarvis
Lionel Trains
Margaret Evans
Multicultural Toys
My Little Pony
National Toy Hall of Fame
NERF
Pet Rocks
Price
Rockwell
Safety & American Toys
Silly Putty
Slinky
Teddy Bears
Toys "R" Us
Transformers
Wham-O
Product details
- ISBN 9780313347986
- Weight: 1077g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 09 Dec 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong.
From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings.
Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.
Sharon Scott is an author and toy enthusiast whose work on American popular culture has been published by Greenwood Press, Golson Media, and ABC/Discovery News.
