Laurence R. Goldman University of Queensland

'Goldman's book is a significant contribution to the anthropological study of play. His examination of Huli play is thorough and includes a unique and systematic examination of naturally occuring play uninfluenced by adult presence. Goldman's book includes an extensive review of the literature, thus allowing the reader the benefit of placing the study within the context of the relatively ignored literature of children's play ... L. R. Goldman's book will stand out in the literature as a stimulating and noteworthy work.'American Anthropologist'Goldman's culture, the Huli, is ripe for study, and the analysis offered is excellent... Highly enjoyable.'Child's Play is an excellent addition to the growing number of rich empirical studies of children's lives and peer cultures. It demonstrates the importance of entering children's worlds and gaining their perspectives for understanding childhood and children's socialization in ways 'like you can't imagine'.'APA Revie

• Foreword, Preface, Transcription Conventions, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Naming and Gaming, 2. Pretend Play, 3. Changing Roles, 4. The Ogre: A Melanesian Cyclop, 5. The Trickster: A Melanesian Enantiomorph, Afterword,  Appendix 1, Appendix2, Bibliography, Index

Laurence R. Goldman University of Queensland

'Goldman's book is a significant contribution to the anthropological study of play. His examination of Huli play is thorough and includes a unique and systematic examination of naturally occuring play uninfluenced by adult presence. Goldman's book includes an extensive review of the literature, thus allowing the reader the benefit of placing the study within the context of the relatively ignored literature of children's play ... L. R. Goldman's book will stand out in the literature as a stimulating and noteworthy work.'American Anthropologist'Goldman's culture, the Huli, is ripe for study, and the analysis offered is excellent... Highly enjoyable.'Child's Play is an excellent addition to the growing number of rich empirical studies of children's lives and peer cultures. It demonstrates the importance of entering children's worlds and gaining their perspectives for understanding childhood and children's socialization in ways 'like you can't imagine'.'APA Revie

• Foreword, Preface, Transcription Conventions, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Naming and Gaming, 2. Pretend Play, 3. Changing Roles, 4. The Ogre: A Melanesian Cyclop, 5. The Trickster: A Melanesian Enantiomorph, Afterword,  Appendix 1, Appendix2, Bibliography, Index

Laurence R. Goldman University of Queensland

'Goldman's book is a significant contribution to the anthropological study of play. His examination of Huli play is thorough and includes a unique and systematic examination of naturally occuring play uninfluenced by adult presence. Goldman's book includes an extensive review of the literature, thus allowing the reader the benefit of placing the study within the context of the relatively ignored literature of children's play ... L. R. Goldman's book will stand out in the literature as a stimulating and noteworthy work.'American Anthropologist'Goldman's culture, the Huli, is ripe for study, and the analysis offered is excellent... Highly enjoyable.'Child's Play is an excellent addition to the growing number of rich empirical studies of children's lives and peer cultures. It demonstrates the importance of entering children's worlds and gaining their perspectives for understanding childhood and children's socialization in ways 'like you can't imagine'.'APA Revie

• Foreword, Preface, Transcription Conventions, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Naming and Gaming, 2. Pretend Play, 3. Changing Roles, 4. The Ogre: A Melanesian Cyclop, 5. The Trickster: A Melanesian Enantiomorph, Afterword,  Appendix 1, Appendix2, Bibliography, Index