Games of history games and gaming as historical sources

"Games of History provides an understanding of how games as artefacts, textual and visual sources on games and gaming as a pastime or a "serious" activity can be used as sources for the study of history. The book's focus is on board and card games, with reference to physical game...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Spanos, Apostolos, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge 2021.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009746528906719
Table of Contents:
  • Conceptual approaches to games
  • Material approaches to games
  • Games of culture
  • Games of society
  • Games of politics
  • Games of metaphysics
  • The gladiatorial games as a historical source
  • Chess as a historical source
  • Sid Meier's Civilization as a historical source.