Counterplay: An Anthropologist at the Chessboard

by Robert Desjarlais

Book Overview

"Chess gets a hold of some people, like a virus or a drug," writes Robert Desjarlais in this absorbing book. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, Desjarlais guides readers into the world... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520267397
• ISBN13: 9780520267398
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"