Playing Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America

by Catherine S. Blackwell, Ann R. Hawkins, Erin N. Bistline, Maura Ives

A vital part of daily life in the nineteenth century, games and play were so familiar and so ubiquitous that their presence over time became almost invisible. Technological advances during the century allowed for easier manufacturing and distribution of board games and books about games, and the changing economic conditions created a larger market for them as well as more time in which to play them. These changing conditions not only made games more profitable, but they also increased the influe

ISBN: 9781438485560

325 pages

Published: 2021-11-01

Publisher: State University of New York Press

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