Few things make Japanese adults feel quite as anxious today as the phenomenon called the “child crisis.” Various media teem with intense debates about bully

This innovative book finally takes seriously the need for anthropologists to produce in-depth ethnographies of children's play. In examining the subject from a

Originally published in 1984, a major purpose of this book was to bring together in a single volume, work that reflects the wide range of interests that social

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The author shows ways to foster a child's curiosity and creativity with activities ranging from rocket science to rock climbing, stamp collecting to sculpture.