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Diversions and divergences in fields of play

xii, 299 pages : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and indexes Theorizing play. Introduction / Margaret Carlisle Duncan -- Do machinists play with machines? Work and outdoor recreation among employees in the western Pennsylvania machine-tool industry / Garry Chick and Robert D. Hood -- Play in culture and the jargon of primordiality : a critique of "Homo Ludens" / Mechthild Nagel -- Playing against the self : representation and evolution / David Myers -- Traditional play. Introduction / Alan Aycock -- The cultural dilemma of traditional games / Roland Renson -- A sociological compariso…