{"product_id":"indian-boardgames-colonial-avatars-souvik-mukherjee-9783110758467","title":"Indian Boardgames, Colonial Avatars: Transculturation, Colonialism and Boardgames","description":"\u003cp\u003e How did an Indian game meant to teach the process of rebirth change into the children's race-game, Snakes and Ladders? Why does the Bengali language use Dutch loan-words for the suits of cards? How do the rules of Chess change in India and Europe? The answers to these and other related questions can be obtained after examining in depth the relationship of colonialism to boardgames. Focusing on Indian boardgames and their European versions, this book explores how the Empire's games has had a signal effect on identity and culture in the formerly colonized countries of the Global South. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Souvik Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110758466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110758467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter Oldenbourg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Souvik Mukherjee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526347542783,"sku":"9783110758467","price":127.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88279f23-91e7-4eb8-949e-7c01d80545e3.jpg?v=1737555921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/indian-boardgames-colonial-avatars-souvik-mukherjee-9783110758467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}