Counterplay [[electronic resource] ] : an anthropologist at the chessboard / / Robert Desjarlais
| 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 |
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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 |
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The Games Black Girls Play [[electronic resource] ] : Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop
| The Games Black Girls Play [[electronic resource] ] : Learning the Ropes from Double-Dutch to Hip-Hop |
| Autore | Gaunt Kyra D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : NYU Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 780/.89/96073 |
| Soggetto topico |
African American girls -- Social life and customs
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism Double dutch (Rope skipping) -- United States Rap (Music) -- History and criticism Singing games -- United States African Americans - History and criticism - Music - United States African American girls - Social life and customs - United States Rap (Music) - History and criticism Singing games Double dutch (Rope skipping) Music Music, Dance, Drama & Film Music History & Criticism, Popular - Jazz, Rock, etc |
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African
American black contain earliest effect games girls how illustration incorporated into learn music musical styles these |
| ISBN | 0-8147-3273-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Musical Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Slide: Games as Lessons in Black Musical Style; 2 Education, Liberation:Learning the Ropes of a Musical Blackness; 3 Mary Mack Dressed in Black:The Earliest Formation of a Popular Music; 4 Saw You With Your Boyfriend:Music between the Sexes; 5 Who's Got Next Game?Women, Hip-Hop, and the Power of Language; 6 Double Forces Has Got the Beat:Reclaiming Girls' Music in the Sport of Double-Dutch; 7 Let a Woman Jump:Dancing with the Double Dutch Divas; Conclusion; Appendix:Musical Transcriptions of Game-Songs Studied; Bibliography
IndexAbout the Author |
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Gaunt Kyra D
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| New York, : NYU Press, 2006 | ||
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A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne
| A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne |
| Autore | Byrne Christopher |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.7688720973 |
| Collana | Industry profiles collection |
| Soggetto topico | Toy industry - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
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retailing
research preschool Mattel merchandising marketing manufacturing industry Hasbro dolls Toy: consumption, design, development games |
| ISBN | 1-63157-607-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. A brief history of the U.S. toy industry -- 2. The toy industry by size and category -- 3. Product still rules -- 4. Buying and selling -- 5. Creating desire: licensing, advertising, and marketing -- 6. The money game: the financial realities of the toy industry -- 7. So you still want to play? -- Epilogue: play it forward: forecasting the future -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Byrne Christopher
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| New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne
| A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne |
| Autore | Byrne Christopher |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.7688720973 |
| Collana | Industry profiles collection |
| Soggetto topico | Toy industry - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
retailing
research preschool Mattel merchandising marketing manufacturing industry Hasbro dolls Toy: consumption, design, development games |
| ISBN | 1-63157-607-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. A brief history of the U.S. toy industry -- 2. The toy industry by size and category -- 3. Product still rules -- 4. Buying and selling -- 5. Creating desire: licensing, advertising, and marketing -- 6. The money game: the financial realities of the toy industry -- 7. So you still want to play? -- Epilogue: play it forward: forecasting the future -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Byrne Christopher
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| New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne
| A profile of the United States toy industry : serious fun / / Christopher Byrne |
| Autore | Byrne Christopher |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.7688720973 |
| Collana | Industry profiles collection |
| Soggetto topico | Toy industry - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
retailing
research preschool Mattel merchandising marketing manufacturing industry Hasbro dolls Toy: consumption, design, development games |
| ISBN | 1-63157-607-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. A brief history of the U.S. toy industry -- 2. The toy industry by size and category -- 3. Product still rules -- 4. Buying and selling -- 5. Creating desire: licensing, advertising, and marketing -- 6. The money game: the financial realities of the toy industry -- 7. So you still want to play? -- Epilogue: play it forward: forecasting the future -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Byrne Christopher
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| New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2017 | ||
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