{"product_id":"war-games-philip-hammond-9781501382529","title":"War Games: Memory, Militarism and the Subject of Play","description":"Many of today's most commercially successful videogames, from \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCompany of Heroes, \u003c\/i\u003e are war-themed titles that play out in what are framed as authentic real-world settings inspired by recent news headlines or drawn from history. While such games are marketed as authentic representations of war, they often provide a selective form of realism that eschews problematic, yet salient aspects of war. In addition, changes in the way Western states wage and frame actual wars makes contemporary conflicts increasingly resemble videogames when perceived from the vantage point of Western audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from games studies, media and cultural studies, politics and international relations, and related fields to examine the complex relationships between military-themed videogames and real-world conflict, and to consider how videogames might deal with history, memory, and conflict in alternative ways. It asks: What is the role of videogames in the formation and negotiation of cultural memory of past wars? How do game narratives and designs position the gaming subject in relation to history, war and militarism? And how far do critical, anti-war\/peace games offer an alternative or challenge to mainstream commercial titles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Hammond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501382527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501382529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Philip Hammond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944354545919,"sku":"9781501382529","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b0005226-2452-4948-a837-38bf484b4fcb.jpg?v=1681503174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-games-philip-hammond-9781501382529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}