{"product_id":"war-games-9780813598918","title":"War Games","description":"The word \"wargames\" might seem like a contradiction in terms. After all, the declaration \"This is war\" is meant to signal that things have turned deadly serious, that there is no more playing around. Yet the practices of war are intimately entangled with practices of gaming, from military videogames to live battle reenactments. How do these forms of play impact how both soldiers and civilians perceive acts of war? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Quick Take considers how various war games and simulations shape the ways we imagine war. Paradoxically, these games grant us a sense of mastery and control as we strategize and scrutinize the enemy, yet also allow us the thrilling sense of being immersed in the carnage and chaos of battle. But as simulations of war become more integrated into both popular culture and military practice, how do they shape our apprehension of the traumatic realities of warfare? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Covering everything from chess to football, from \u003ci\u003eSaving Private Ryan \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e, and from \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty \u003c\/i\u003eto drone interfaces, \u003ci\u003eWar Games \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the militarization of American culture, offering a compact yet comprehensive look at how we play with images of war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813598918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Jonna Eagle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299163865269,"sku":"9780813598918","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6ee58473-de6a-49e1-86de-725366e8754c.jpg?v=1751985568","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/war-games-9780813598918","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}