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Esports and the Media : Challenges and Expectations in a Multi-Screen Society

This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the question of esports and their role in society. A diverse group of authors tackle the impact of esports and the ways in which it has grown within the entertainment industry around the world.Chapters offer a coherent response to the following questio...

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Main Author: Angel Torres-Toukoumidis
Format: Book
Published: Routledge 2022
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