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The People in the Playground by Iona Opie 9780192853011 [USED COPY]

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The result of the author's field studies over two years in a school playground, this book records conversations and events, illustrating the games and jokes beloved by children. The book shows how school-lore evolves and is transmitted. Much human behaviour is recorded here - the differences in attitudes between the sexes; the boys' devotion to fighting and football, and their innate kindness; the art of story-telling; the friendships and enmities; the interest in sex; the diversity of characters; and the hilarity which creates entertainment out of trivialities. Gaining insight into the world of the child, the reader recognizes jokes of previous generations - at once a revelation and a reassurance of continuity.

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ISBN 9780192853011
Author Iona Opie
Format Paperback
Page Count 249
Imprint Oxford Paperbacks
Publisher Oxford University Press

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