War and Games - Studies on the Nature of War

Out of the ten studies on war and games in this volume, the first five are historical, the next two are by anthropologists, and the last three concern modern war games. The purpose of this comparative study is to focus on the relationship between war and games by highlighting their differences and similarities in an effort better to understand the phenomenon of war. Americans and Europeans contribute studies on war and games in ancient Greece, the lack ofmilitary games in Byzantium, jousts in the middle ages, 'flower wars' and the Aztec and Maya ball game, games in pre-industrial societies and their relation to war, and aspects of computer and video games. Contributors T.B.ALLEN, T.J. CORNELL, M. HERMAN, BRUCE M. KNAUFT, C.M.MAZZUCCHI, P.A.G. SABIN, A.A. SHELTON, DAVID TURTON, T. ZOTZ.

ISBN:	9780851158709
Publisher:	Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Published date:	24 Jan 2003
DEWEY:	355.02
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	331
Weight:	839g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	32mm

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