Caillois, Roger,  1913-1978, <br/><br/>
Man, play, and games / 
Roger Caillois ; translated from the French by Meyer Barash. 
 - xi, 208 pages ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/> Translation of: Les jeux et les hommes. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>025207033X 9780252070334 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001027667 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Games<br/>Games--Social aspects<br/>Play
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN454.  / C3413 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.487