Man, play, and games /
Caillois, Roger, 1913-1978,
Man, play, and games / Roger Caillois ; translated from the French by Meyer Barash. - xi, 208 pages ; 20 cm
Translation of: Les jeux et les hommes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Play and Games: Theme. The Definition of Play. The Classification of Games. The Social Function of Games. The Corruption of Games. Toward a Sociology Derived from Games -- Play and Games: Variations. An Expanded Theory of Games. Simulation and Vertigo. Competition and Chance. Revivals in the Modern World. The Importance of Games of Chance -- Psychological and Mathematical Approaches. Part 1. I. II. III. IV. V. Part 2. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Appendix I. Appendix II.
"In this classic study, Caillois defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life."--Publisher's website.
025207033X 9780252070334
2001027667
Games
Games--Social aspects
Play
GN454. / C3413 2001
306.487
Man, play, and games / Roger Caillois ; translated from the French by Meyer Barash. - xi, 208 pages ; 20 cm
Translation of: Les jeux et les hommes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Play and Games: Theme. The Definition of Play. The Classification of Games. The Social Function of Games. The Corruption of Games. Toward a Sociology Derived from Games -- Play and Games: Variations. An Expanded Theory of Games. Simulation and Vertigo. Competition and Chance. Revivals in the Modern World. The Importance of Games of Chance -- Psychological and Mathematical Approaches. Part 1. I. II. III. IV. V. Part 2. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Appendix I. Appendix II.
"In this classic study, Caillois defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life."--Publisher's website.
025207033X 9780252070334
2001027667
Games
Games--Social aspects
Play
GN454. / C3413 2001
306.487