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21 - Brian Sutton-Smith’s Views on Play

from Part IV - Theories of Play and Research Methodology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2018

By
Anna Beresin ,
Fraser Brown  and
Michael M. Patte
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. 383 - 398
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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