{"product_id":"being-dragonborn-mike-piero-9781476677842","title":"Being Dragonborn: Critical Essays on the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the bestselling and most influential video games of the past decade. From the return of world-threatening dragons to an ongoing civil war, the province of Skyrim is rich with adventure, lore, magic, history, and stunning vistas. Beyond its visual spectacle alone, Skyrim is an exemplary gameworld that reproduces out-of-game realities, controversies, and histories for its players. \u003ci\u003eBeing Dragonborn\u003c\/i\u003e, then, comes to signify a host of ethical and ideological choices for the player, both inside and outside the gameworld. These essays show how playing \u003ci\u003eSkyrim\u003c\/i\u003e, in many ways, is akin to \"playing\" 21st century America with its various crises, conflicts, divisions, and inequalities. Topics covered include racial inequality and white supremacy, gender construction and misogyny, the politics of modding, rhetorics of gameplay, and narrative features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Piero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476677840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476677842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Mike Piero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042555621631,"sku":"9781476677842","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5706a63-108f-4465-847a-6f55fc7af923.jpg?v=1684962212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-dragonborn-mike-piero-9781476677842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}