the production and consumption of toys in Germany, 1870-1914 /
David D. Hamlin.
Ann Arbor :
University of Michigan Press,
c2007.
x, 286 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm.
Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-281) and index.
"Underwear was not Christmas, but toy soldiers were" : the dynamics of toy demand -- Making the toys, making the industry : structuring production -- "Christmas bustle wherever the eye looks" : buying and selling toys -- Toys are good to think : education, play, and consumption -- "Keep in mind what those cheap prices mean" : consumer industries and the social question.