Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; PREFACE; CONTENTS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE PLAY THEORIES; III. TYPES OF PLAY; IV. THE PLAY PERIODS; V. PLAY AND SEX; VI. RHYTHM IN PLAY; VII. THE RELATION OF PLAY TO WORK; VIII. MODERN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS BASED ON THE PLAY IMPULSE; IX. CONCLUSION; SEVENTY-FOUR GAMES CHOSEN AND GROUPED FOR THE PLAY PERIODS; PERIOD I. APPROXIMATE AGE 1-7; PERIOD II. APPROXIMATE AGE 7-9; PERIOD III. APPROXIMATE AGE 9-12; PERIOD IV. APPROXIMATE AGE 12+; LIST OF GAMES; INDEX