| Players and Pawns: How Chess Builds Community and Culture Contributor(s): Fine, Gary Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 022626498X ISBN-13: 9780226264981 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Chess - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 794.101 |
| LCCN: 2014033248 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.33" W x 9.19" (1.25 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A chess match seems as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in fierce opposition. In contrast, Gary Alan Fine argues that chess is a social duet: two players in silent dialogue who always take each other into account in their play. Surrounding that one-on-one contest is a community life that can be nearly as dramatic and intense as the across-the-board confrontation. Fine has spent years immersed in the communities of amateur and professional chess players, and with Players and Pawns he takes readers deep inside them, revealing a complex, brilliant, feisty world of commitment and conflict. Within their community, chess players find both support and challenges, all amid a shared interest in and love of the long-standing traditions of the game, traditions that help chess players build a communal identity. Full of idiosyncratic characters and dramatic gameplay, Players and Pawns is a celebration of the fascinating world of serious chess. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fine, Gary Alan: - Gary Alan Fine is the James E. Johnson Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. |