Counterplay [[electronic resource] ] : an anthropologist at the chessboard / / Robert Desjarlais |
Autore | Desjarlais Robert R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
Disciplina | 794.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Chess - Philosophy
Chess players - Psychology Anthropology - Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
21st century chess
anecdotes anthropologists anthropology of games anthropology biographical sketches chess aficionados chess culture chess historians chess lovers chess players chess strategies chess competition cultural context discussion books ethnographers ethnography game historians games intersubjectivity mental exercise mind games nonfiction popular games psychology strategy games themes of play |
ISBN |
1-283-27747-6
9786613277473 0-520-94820-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Blitzkrieg Bop -- 2. Notes on a Swindle -- 3. Psych-Out -- 4. Sveshnikov Intrigues -- 5. Son of Sorrow -- 6. Ambivalence -- 7. Cyberchess -- 8. 24/7 on the ICC -- Endgame -- Appendix 1. Note on Chess Annotation -- Appendix 2. " Life is touch-move" -- Notes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791559703321 |
Desjarlais Robert R | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Counterplay [[electronic resource] ] : an anthropologist at the chessboard / / Robert Desjarlais |
Autore | Desjarlais Robert R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
Disciplina | 794.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Chess - Philosophy
Chess players - Psychology Anthropology - Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
21st century chess
anecdotes anthropologists anthropology of games anthropology biographical sketches chess aficionados chess culture chess historians chess lovers chess players chess strategies chess competition cultural context discussion books ethnographers ethnography game historians games intersubjectivity mental exercise mind games nonfiction popular games psychology strategy games themes of play |
ISBN |
1-283-27747-6
9786613277473 0-520-94820-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Blitzkrieg Bop -- 2. Notes on a Swindle -- 3. Psych-Out -- 4. Sveshnikov Intrigues -- 5. Son of Sorrow -- 6. Ambivalence -- 7. Cyberchess -- 8. 24/7 on the ICC -- Endgame -- Appendix 1. Note on Chess Annotation -- Appendix 2. " Life is touch-move" -- Notes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822096303321 |
Desjarlais Robert R | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Go nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chinese masculinities and the game of weiqi in China / / Marc L. Moskowitz |
Autore | Moskowitz Marc L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 794.4 |
Collana | Asia: local studies/global themes |
Soggetto topico |
Go (Game) - China
Games - Social aspects - China |
Soggetto non controllato |
asia scholars
asian studies board games china chinese culture chinese games chinese nationalism chinese traditions class differences competitive culture cultural revolution culture and politics east asia feudalism four noble arts game historians game history games and sports gentlemen go players go imperial times logic games manhood masculinity popular games recreation and games religious enlightenment traditional games weiqi |
ISBN |
0-520-27631-0
0-520-95693-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1, Introduction -- 2. Multiple Metaphors and Mystical Imaginaries: A Cultural History of Weiqi -- 3. Nation, Race, and Man -- 4. Becoming Men: Children's Training in Contemporary China -- 5. A Certain Man: University Students, Amateurs, and Professionals -- 6. Retirement and Constructions of Masculinity among Working-Class Weiqi Players -- 7. Conclusion: Looking Forward to a Bygone Age -- Notes -- Glossary of Terms -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790594103321 |
Moskowitz Marc L | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Go nation [[electronic resource] ] : Chinese masculinities and the game of weiqi in China / / Marc L. Moskowitz |
Autore | Moskowitz Marc L |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 794.4 |
Collana | Asia: local studies/global themes |
Soggetto topico |
Go (Game) - China
Games - Social aspects - China |
Soggetto non controllato |
asia scholars
asian studies board games china chinese culture chinese games chinese nationalism chinese traditions class differences competitive culture cultural revolution culture and politics east asia feudalism four noble arts game historians game history games and sports gentlemen go players go imperial times logic games manhood masculinity popular games recreation and games religious enlightenment traditional games weiqi |
ISBN |
0-520-27631-0
0-520-95693-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1, Introduction -- 2. Multiple Metaphors and Mystical Imaginaries: A Cultural History of Weiqi -- 3. Nation, Race, and Man -- 4. Becoming Men: Children's Training in Contemporary China -- 5. A Certain Man: University Students, Amateurs, and Professionals -- 6. Retirement and Constructions of Masculinity among Working-Class Weiqi Players -- 7. Conclusion: Looking Forward to a Bygone Age -- Notes -- Glossary of Terms -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826231003321 |
Moskowitz Marc L | ||
Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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