Carlisle Rodney P. Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society

SAGE Publications, 2009. — 991 p. — ISBN10: 1412966701. — ISBN13: 978-1412966702.The Encyclopedia of Play: A Social History explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Its scope encompasses leisure and recreation activities of children as well as adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman empire to video games today.