Games of History: Games and Gaming as Historical Sources
Author:   Apostolos Spanos
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367358914


Pages:   190
Publication Date:   14 June 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Apostolos Spanos
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9780367358914


ISBN 10:   0367358913
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   14 June 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Pregame 1. Conceptual approaches to games 2. Material approaches to games 3. Games of culture 4. Games of society 5. Games of politics 6. Games of metaphysics 7. The gladiatorial games as a historical source 8. Chess as a historical source 9. Sid Meier’s Civilization as a historical source Endgame

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'Games of History is a fascinating, thoughtful and sweeping tour of the cultural function of games throughout history. Taking a broad historical and global sweep of games and gaming, Spanos thinks through the ludic value and the important societal contributions made by games and games concepts throughout society.' Andrew Elliott, University of Lincoln, UK


'Games of History is a fascinating, thoughtful and sweeping tour of the cultural function of games throughout history. Taking a broad historical and global sweep of games and gaming, Spanos thinks through the ludic value and the important societal contributions made by games and games concepts throughout society.' Andrew Elliott, University of Lincoln, UK


'Games of History is a fascinating, thoughtful and sweeping tour of the cultural function of games throughout history. Taking a broad historical and global sweep of games and gaming, Spanos thinks through the ludic value and the important societal contributions made by games and games concepts throughout society.' Andrew Elliott, University of Lincoln, UK


Author Information

Apostolos Spanos is a professor of history at the University of Agder, Norway. His interests lie in games and gaming as historical sources, rethinking the phenomenon of innovation in historical terms, historical dimensions of time, and the use of concepts in historical studies.

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