BOOK

Playing with history : American identities and children's consumer culture

Rosner, Molly, 1986- author

2021

Overview

\"Since the advent of the American toy industry, children's cultural products have attempted to teach and sell ideas of American identity. By examining cultural products geared towards teaching children American identity, Playing With History highlights the changes and constancies in depictions of the American story and ideals of citizenship over the last one hundred years. The book examines political and ideological messages sold to children throughout the twentieth century, tracing the messages conveyed by racist toy banks, early governmental interventions meant to protect the toy industry, infences and pressures surrounding Cold War stories of the western frontier, and the fractures visible in the American story at a mid-century history themed amusement park. This engaging analysis culminates in a look at the successes and limitations of the American Girl Company empire\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Subject: 1900-1999 / Toys Social aspects United States History 20th century. / Toy industry United States Marketing. / Child consumers United States History. / Material culture United States. / Children United States Social conditions 20th century. / National characteristics, American History. / SOCIAL SCIENCE - Sociology - General. / Child consumers. / Children Social conditions. / Material culture. / National characteristics, American. / Toys Social aspects. / United States.
• ISBN: 9781978822085, 1978822081, 9781978822078, 1978822073

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HQ784.T68 R67 2021	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE