Playtime
a history of australian childhood
$36.00
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2025
Summary
Playtime: A History of Childhood Imagination in Pre-War Australia
This groundbreaking book explores the history of childhood imagination in Australia from 1890 to the outbreak of World War II. It delves into the experiences of generations who matured during a period of national and imperial reimagining, shaped by the globalizing influences of war, technology, and trade.
These children, forever young in monochrome film, preserved their thoughts and dreams within the timeless …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760645663 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760645664 |
| Author: | Emily Gallagher |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | La Trobe University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 1mm x 1mm x 1mm |
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About The Author
Emily Gallagher
Emily Gallagher is a research editor for the Australian Dictionary of Biography, at the Australian National University. Her PhD thesis won the Serle Award, a biennial prize awarded by the Australian Historical Association for the best postgraduate thesis in Australian history, and the Lyndall Ryan Thesis Prize. It was also shortlisted for the J.G. Crawford Prize.
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