{"product_id":"playing-with-maps-cartographic-games-in-western-culture-paperback","title":"Playing with Maps: Cartographic Games in Western Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Seville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThierry Depaulis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeert H. Bekkering\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first serious book wholly devoted to games based on maps. The authors are experts in their respective fields: board games, playing cards and dissected puzzles. They bring an informed historical approach to the development and diffusion of these games up to about the beginning of the twentieth century, including games from Western Europe and America in all their intriguing variety. This book is an essential reference source for those wishing to research this neglected area, while those new to the field will be pleasantly surprised at the interesting and unusual maps that these games exploit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Seville\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D. (1972), University of Edinburgh, is an Emeritus Professor of City, University of London. His publications on the history of printed board games include \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Legacy of the Royal Game of the Goose\u003c\/i\u003e (Amsterdam University Press, 2019).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThierry Depaulis\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent historian specializing in the history of mind games (card, board, dice and table games). He is the author of many publications - journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, etc., mainly in French and English, on card games, tarot, playing cards, and board games.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeert Bekkering\u003c\/b\u003e, Drs. Biology (1974), University of Utrecht, is a retired teacher. His publications on the history of jigsaw puzzles in the Netherlands (1988) and Germany (2004) accompanied major exhibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50451917439213,"sku":"9789004544062","price":128.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/playing-with-maps-cartographic-games-in-western-culture-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}