{"product_id":"shared-fantasy-role-playing-games-as-social-worlds-paperback","title":"Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds - 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\u003eGary Alan Fine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like \"Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons.\" 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.58 x 4.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45260510429286,"sku":"9780226249445","price":81.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Z0tpMExobkJqZkliUXlWZ2YyQUZCQT09.webp?v=1773888624","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/shared-fantasy-role-playing-games-as-social-worlds-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}