Playing war

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 789-803

  Shaw, Ian Graham Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Donald winnicott; Military; Play; Psychoanalysis; Transitional space; Video games; War

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; INTERNET; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WAR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649699800     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2010.521855     Document Type: Article

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