| Playing with Money Contributor(s): Bracey, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1912667045 ISBN-13: 9781912667048 Publisher: Spink Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Coins, Currency & Medals |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.7" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the early twentieth century there was a revolution in board games. Children's games intended to teach morality were transformed into economic simulations aimed at adults. This book demonstrates how play and games reflect and shape our understanding of money, and explores the history of board games in the twentieth century. Why was a famous psychic so interested in the stock market? How did a feminist campaigner try to undermine capitalism with a game? And why has 'German game' become synonymous with a growing number of cafes all across the world dedicated to playing board games? Playing With Money will be published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, which opens in April 2019, drawing on the Museum's collection of games and game money. In it Robert Bracey, curator of the exhibition, investigates how we think about money, and asks what mundane objects like games, and the universal experience of play, can tell us about society. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bracey, Robert: - Robert Bracey has worked on a variety of research projects associated with the British Museum: the Kushan Coins Project; Empires of Faith; and currently Beyond Boundaries. He also works with the collection of South and Central Asian coins. |