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"What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of 'play', this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. This discussion sheds new light on the links between creativity and innovation, distinguishing between the generation of novel behaviour and ideas on the one hand, and the implementation of these novelties on the other. The authors then turn to the role of play in the development of the child and to parallels between play, humour and dreaming, along with the altered states of consciousness generated by some psychoactive drugs. A final chapter looks forward to future research and to what remains to be discovered in this fascinating and important field"-- Provided by publisher."Unravelling the different meanings of 'play', this book focuses on non- aggressive playful play. The authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. "-- Provided by publisher."

"SynopsisSheena Nahm's study of play therapy in South Korea engages theories of transnational cultural production through a focus on circuits of professional knowledge. Her subject matter draws readers into a world where the problems of childhood stress are addressed by anxious mothers and psychological professionals, adapting, translating and transforming understandings of gender, family, and the cost/benefit of economic development. -- Laura C. Nelson, University of California, Berkeley"

"The Development of Play explores the central role of play in childhood development. David Cohen examines how children play with objects, with language, and most importantly with each other and their parents. He explains how play enables children to learn how to move, think, speak and imagine, as well as to develop emotionally and socially. Incorporating much of the recent research in this area, including that of John Flavell, Henry Wellman and others, The Development of Play shows how play encourages children to grasp the difference between appearance and reality"