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2 - New Directions in Studying the Evolution of Play

from Part I - Evolution of Play

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2018

By
Gordon M. Burghardt  and
Sergio M. Pellis
Edited by
Peter K. Smith  and
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Peter K. Smith
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths, University of London
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, New York
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The Cambridge Handbook of Play
Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives
 , pp. 11 - 29
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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