Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: garry crawford

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  • VIDEO GAMES AS CULTURE
    DANIEL MURIEL / GARRY CRAWFORD
    Video games are becoming culturally dominant. But what does their popularity say about our contemporary society? This book explores video game culture, but in doing so, utilizes video games as a lens through which to understand contemporary social life. Video games are becoming an increasingly central part of our cultural lives, impacting on various aspects of everyday life suc...

    $1,160.00

  • INTRODUCING CULTURAL STUDIES
    BRIAN LONGHURST / GREG SMITH / GAYNOR BAGNALL / GARRY CRAWFORD / MILES OGBORN
    This updated, new edition of Introducing Cultural Studies provides a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the concepts, debates and latest research in the field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first guide the reader through cultural theory before branching out to examine different dimensions of culture in detail – including gl...

    $1,580.00

  • ONLINE GAMING IN CONTEXT
    GARRY CRAWFORD
    There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure industry and pastime. The significance of video games within our everyday lives has certainly been increased and shaped by new technologies and gaming patterns, including the rise of home-based games...

    $1,540.00

  • VIDEO GAMERS
    GARRY CRAWFORD
    Video gaming is economically, educationally, culturally, socially and theoretically important, and has, in a relatively short period of time, firmly cemented its place within contemporary life. It is fair to say, however, that the majority of research to date has focused most specifically on either the video games themselves, or the direct engagement of gamers with a specific p...

    $1,360.00

  • THE SAGE DICTIONARY OF LEISURE STUDIES
    TONY BLACKSHAW / GARRY CRAWFORD
    What is Leisure Studies? Who are the key figures in the field? How can we evaluate the relevance of concepts in the field? This is the first full length Dictionary of Leisure Studies. It examines the key concepts, assesses the work of central figures and helps students zero-in on essential issues and conceptual distinctions. The Book: • Provides an unprecedented critical survey...

    $949.08

  • CONSUMING SPORT
    GARRY CRAWFORD
    Consuming Sport offers a detailed consideration of how sport is experienced and engaged with in the everyday lives, social networks and consumer patterns of its followers. It examines the processes of becoming a sport fan, and the social and moral career that supporters follow as their involvement develops over a life-course. The book argues that while for many people sport mat...

    $1,420.00