{"product_id":"playgrounds-the-experimental-years-9781789149470","title":"Playgrounds: The Experimental Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these new playgrounds encouraged children to build shacks and invent their own entertainment. \u003ci\u003ePlaygrounds\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how waste grounds and bombsites were transformed into hives of activity by children and progressive educators. It shows how a belief in the imaginative capacity of children shaped a new kind of playground and how designers reimagined what playgrounds could be. Ben Highmore tells a compelling story about pioneers, designers, and charities--and above all--about the value of play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Highmore\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of cultural studies at the University of Sussex. His books include \u003ci\u003eLifestyle Revolution: How Taste Changed Class in Late 20th-Century Britain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903728128274,"sku":"9781789149470","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a68f231c-de8a-4f3c-bdbf-ee95566d6289.jpg?v=1738505014","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/playgrounds-the-experimental-years-9781789149470","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}