{"product_id":"playing-games-in-nineteenth-century-britain-and-america-hardcover","title":"Playing Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn R. Hawkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eErin N. Bistline\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCatherine S. Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vital part of daily life in the nineteenth century, games and play were so familiar and so ubiquitous that their presence over time became almost invisible. Technological advances during the century allowed for easier manufacturing and distribution of board games and books about games, and the changing economic conditions created a larger market for them as well as more time in which to play them. These changing conditions not only made games more profitable, but they also increased the influence of games on many facets of culture. \u003ci\u003ePlaying Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the material and visual culture of both American and British games, examining how cultures of play intersect with evolving gender norms, economic structures, scientific discourses, social movements, and nationalist sentiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn R. Hawkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Provost for Graduate Education and Research in the Office of the Provost at the State University of New York System Administration. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching Bibliography, Textual Criticism, and Book History\u003c\/i\u003e and the nine-volume scholarly edition \u003ci\u003eRomantic Women Writers Reviewed\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor (with Maura Ives) of \u003ci\u003eWomen Writers and the Artifacts of Celebrity in the Long Nineteenth Century\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eErin N. Bistline\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. \u003cb\u003eCatherine S. Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar who specializes in long-nineteenth-century literature and culture. \u003cb\u003eMaura Ives\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of the Department of English at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eChristina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eGeorge Meredith's Essay\u003c\/i\u003e On Comedy \u003ci\u003eand Other \u003c\/i\u003eNew Quarterly Magazine\u003ci\u003e Publications: A Critical Edition\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 399\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758498840864,"sku":"9781438485553","price":169.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e3ffff93a574b2a71f2d85462718fef7.webp?v=1780127985","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/playing-games-in-nineteenth-century-britain-and-america-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}