The Age of Chance: Gambling in Western Culture

Sampul Depan
Routledge, 5 Agu 2005 - 232 halaman

Historical context: locates gambling in attitudes from Aristotle to present day Las Vegas

Growing area of interest: here and in the US. Links to Social History, Anthropology and Consumption Studies

Strong market potential in US and Far East

Good US reviews (Steve Seidman, Univ New York, Albany); Norman Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Topical: recent surge of gambling in Britain with National Lottery; deregulation of gambling industry

 

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INTRODUCTION
1
1 THE IDEA OF CHANCE
13
2 THE PURSUIT OF CHANCE
43
3 PLAYGROUNDSA MAP OF THE MODERN GAMBLING SITES
85
4 THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAY
123
5 THE MAGICALRELIGIOUS WORLDVIEW
153
EPILOGUE
179
NOTES
183
REFERENCES
189
NAME INDEX
201
SUBJECT INDEX
203
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