Arcade Britannia a social history of the British amusement arcade / Alan Meades.
| Author/creator | Meades, Alan F. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022] |
| Description | xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs |
| Subjects |
| Series | Game Histories / edited by Henry Lowood and Raiford Guins |
| Contents | The British Arcade vs. the Mythic Arcade -- From Showmen and Sanddancers to the 1960 Gaming Act -- Coin-Op Entrepreneurialism -- Get This Lousy Piece of Legislation Put Right -- Pings, Pongs, and Pioneers -- Copyright Defenders and the British Videogame Crash -- The Invader's Revenge -- Anti-Groups, Addiction, and the Arcade as Cinema -- SegaWorld, Street Fighter II, and Exporting Games to Japan -- Gold Dust, 20p Fruit Machines and Redemption -- A Historic Accident. |
| Abstract | "A history of the arcade in British culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022000950 |
| ISBN | 9780262544702 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | (PDF) |
| ISBN | (ePub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |