{"product_id":"shared-fantasy-role-playing-games-as-social-worlds-9780226249445","title":"Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds","description":"This classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players-as well as their reasons for playing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-108333\"\u003eGary Alan Fine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 4.44w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226249445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226249441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM010000\"\u003eRole Playing \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Alan Fine\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology at Northwestern University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eDifficult Reputations: Collective Memories of the Evil, Inept, and Controversial\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWith the Boys: Little League Baseball and Preadolescent Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44442271088877,"sku":"9780226249445","price":66.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ccba5938-a0ba-4e6f-9b7e-c2b3ed67535c.jpg?v=1700203806","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/shared-fantasy-role-playing-games-as-social-worlds-9780226249445","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}