Children's nature [electronic resource] : the rise of the American summer camp / Leslie Paris.

By: Paris, LeslieContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: American history and culture (New York University Press)Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2008Description: xi, 364 p. : illSubject(s): Camps -- United States -- History | Children -- United States -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 796.54/20973 LOC classification: GV192.8 | .P37 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
A warm history of modern childhood -- At work and at play : the making of camp "family" -- Small islands : the first summer camps -- "A home though away from home" : how parents, camp owners, and children forged camp networks -- Rituals of the season : the organization of camp community -- Between generations : tensions in the camp "family" -- Modernity and tradition in children's socialization -- Is it progress? modernity and authenticity in camp life -- Tans, tepees, and minstrel shows : race, primitivism, and camp community -- The pioneer ideal : camp history, American history, children's history -- Conclusion : "I had to go on in life" : from camp to childhood nostalgia.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-346) and index.

A warm history of modern childhood -- At work and at play : the making of camp "family" -- Small islands : the first summer camps -- "A home though away from home" : how parents, camp owners, and children forged camp networks -- Rituals of the season : the organization of camp community -- Between generations : tensions in the camp "family" -- Modernity and tradition in children's socialization -- Is it progress? modernity and authenticity in camp life -- Tans, tepees, and minstrel shows : race, primitivism, and camp community -- The pioneer ideal : camp history, American history, children's history -- Conclusion : "I had to go on in life" : from camp to childhood nostalgia.

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