Playing Oppression

A striking analysis of popular board games' roots in imperialist reasoning—and why the future of play depends on reckoning with it.Board games conjure up images of innocuously enriching entertainment: family game nights, childhood pastimes, cooperative board games centered around resource management...

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Main Authors:	Flanagan, Mary, Jakobsson, Mikael
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The MIT Press 2023
Subjects:	board game history colonialism critical analysis cultural studies Eurogames game design game studies interaction criticism post-colonialism thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WD Hobbies, quizzes and games::WDM Indoor games::WDMG Board, table top and strategy games thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTR National liberation and independence thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology
Online Access:	ONIX_20230731_9780262373715_12
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