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Title:
Counterplay : an Anthropologist at the Chessboard
Author:
Desjarlais, Robert R.
ISBN:
9780520948204
Publication Information:
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations
Abstract:
"Chess gets a hold of some people, like a virus or a drug," writes Robert Desjarlais in this absorbing book. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, Desjarlais guides readers into the world of twenty-first-century chess to help us understand its unique pleasures and challenges, and to advance a new "anthropology of passion." Immersing us directly in chess's intricate culture, he interweaves small dramas, closely observed details, illuminating insights, colorful anecdotes, and unforgettable biographical sketches to elucidate the game and to reveal what goes on in the minds of experie.
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