Man, Play and Games (Record no. 62997)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780252070334 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | Technical Bureau India Pvt.Ltd. |
| Distributor address | :4794/23,Ist Floor Eye 7,Ansari Road New Delhi-110002 |
| Bill Number | ;TB56 |
| Bill Date | ,09/04/2025 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.487 CAI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Roger Caillois |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Man, Play and Games |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | \Roger Caillois |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Chicago |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : University of Illinois Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix,208p |
| Dimensions | ;22 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 1570 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | According to Roger Caillois, play is "an occasion of pure waste: waste of time, energy, ingenuity, skill, and often of money." In spite of this--or because of it--play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. 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. Play is uncertain, since the outcome may not be foreseen, and it is governed by rules that provide a level playing field for all participants. In its most basic form, play consists of finding a response to the opponent's action--or to the play situation--that is free within the limits set by the rules. Caillois qualifies types of games-- according to whether competition, chance, simulation, or vertigo (being physically out of control) is dominant--and ways of playing, ranging from the unrestricted improvisation characteristic of children's play to the disciplined pursuit of solutions to gratuitously difficult puzzles. Caillois also examines the means by which games become part of daily life and ultimately contribute to various cultures their most characteristic customs and institutions. Presented here in Meyer Barash's superb English translation, Man, Play and Games is a companion volume to Caillois's Man and the Sacred. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social Science |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | ;Games |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Translated by Meyer Barash |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 10/04/2025 | Technical Bureau India Pvt.Ltd. | 1570.00 | 1 | 1 | 306.487 CAI | 30877 | 22/11/2026 | 13/10/2026 | 13/10/2026 | 10/04/2025 | Books |
