Play: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis is co-published with the Association for the Study of Play (TASP), an interdisciplinary, international organization of play-research scholars. This volume, the sixth in the Play and Culture TASP series, synthesizes biological, anthropological, educational, and psychological approaches to play. It is a valuable book with chapters from premier researchers such as Robert Fagen and Carolyn Pope Edwards of the United States, Arne Trageton of Norway, Paola de Sanctis Ricciardone of Italy, and Jean Paul Rossie of Morocco. Also included is an interstitial book-within-the-book by Brian Sutton-Smith.

Contributions by: Robert Fagen, Peggy O'Neill-Wagner, Thomas L. Reed, Carolyn Pope Edwards, Jean-Pierre Rossie, Kalyani Devaki Menon, Arne Trageton, Lynn Romeo, Kristie L. Andrews, Annica L. Lofdahl, Robin M. Holmes, Cherly R. H. Meakins, Antia C. Bundy, Jeffrey Gliner, Paola de Sanctis Ricciardone