{"product_id":"childs-play-susan-ferguson-9780745336503","title":"Child's Play: Childhood in and Against Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs we grow up, we move from a life full of play to one dictated by labor. But what is the nature of play under capitalism? Here, Susan Ferguson argues that play is not just 'kids being kids'--it is a vital part of how our world and our lives are made and remade. While our society treats play as a cornerstone of childhood, the system demands workers, not dreamers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild's Play\u003c\/i\u003e traces how kindergartens and playgrounds have served as the front lines of this tension since the late nineteenth century, channeling the intimacy of play towards narrow, productive, instrumental ends. Yet, the absence of these very spaces in many racialized and colonized communities highlights a stark reality: certain children are considered unworthy of developing beyond childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFerguson shows how children and what we learn from their imagination may hold the key to overturning capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745336507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745336503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Susan Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998463176959,"sku":"9780745336503","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/childs-play-susan-ferguson-9780745336503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}