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OverviewMore and more adults participate as employees in games at work and in public and voluntary organizations. Power at play covers the intricate linkages between pedagogy, play and power. It shows how power today suspends itself through play and analyzes organized play as a symptom of more radical changes of the exercise of power in work and society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Niels Akerstrom AndersenPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.429kg ISBN: 9780230228207ISBN 10: 0230228208 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 17 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Second-order Observation The Semantic History of Management Games The Organization at Play Playing with Political Boundaries The Coupling Between Play, Power and Pedagogy Power at PlayReviewsAuthor InformationNIELS ÅKERSTRØM ANDERSEN is Professor and Research Manager at Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. He works with systems theory, deconstruction, conceptual history and discourse analysis empirical embedded in welfare management. He has published 11 books and 40 articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |