In this seminal, founding work of political anthropology, Pierre Clastres takes on some of the most abiding and essential questions of human civilization: What is power? What is society? How, among all the possible modes of political organization, did we come to choose the monolithic State model and its accompanying regimes of coercion? As Clastres shows, other and different regimes do indeed exist, and they existed long before ours — regimes in which power, though it manifests itself ever...

From Pong to Madden NFL to Wii Fit, Sports Videogames argues for the multiple ways that sports videogames—alongside televised and physical sports—impact one another, and how players and viewers make sense of these multiple forms of play and information in their daily lives. Through case studies, ethnographic explorations, interviews and surveys, and by analyzing games, players, and the sports media industry, contributors from a wide vari...

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Following the events of Halo 4, the UNSC Infinity is deployed to security detail for a peace summit between the Elites and Brutes. When the negotiations are ambushed by a mercenary fleet, Infinity is drawn into a plot which leads them to the discovery of a long-lost UNSC asset trapped behind enemy lines. This graphic novel collects the comics Halo: Escalation 1 through 6.Don't miss the thrilling new adventures set in the Halo universe!

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Militainment, Inc. offers provocative, sometimes disturbing insight into the ways that war is presented and viewed as entertainment—or "militainment"—in contemporary American popular culture. War has been the subject of entertainment for centuries, but Roger Stahl argues that a new interactive mode of militarized entertainment is recruiting its audience as virtual-citizen soldiers. The author examines a wide range of historical and contemporary media examples to demonstrate the wa...

You are a Grey Warden, last of a group of highly-skilled warriors tasked to defeat the Archdemon and stop the Blight from spreading across the land. The Grey Wardens are the only ones capable of defeating the Archdemon and sending the Darkspawn back to the pits whence they came. Accrue a squad of highly memorable characters, each with their own personalities and skills, to help you in your task and save Fereldan before it is too late.This guide charts the adventures of the main wal...

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If you are having a difficult time battling the enemies or figuring out Drakes puzzles, then this is the right place to be. The EZ Guides Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception walkthrough will get you through the entire single player campaign. We'll tell you how to fight the enemies, how to solve puzzles and even where to find treasure. Following this walkthrough, you can successfully climb your way to the end of the game.

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Unlike other farming games where a simple farm lot is displayed on your screen, Hay Day features a huge community to which your farm lot belongs. Just like playing Star Craft or other adventure or strategy game this farming game allows you to survey the land (and water) around you so you can take advantage of all the resources that you can find to improve your farm. If you love to grow crops, take care of animals, interact with your neighbors and explore the great outdoors then Hay Day may...