Intended for both the lay reader as well as the student of human behavior, this extensive volume gathers articles and papers from some of the world’s most renowned authors on the study of play. Divided into four main sections (The Evolutionary Context of Play, Play and the World of Objects and Tools, Play and the Social World, Play and the World of Symbols) the editors have provided introductory remarks to put particular papers in broader perspective or to summarize details about method. (1161 pp.)