ISBN:
0203978307
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 206 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Age of Chance : Gambling in Western Culture
DDC:
306.482
Keywords:
Gambling
;
Gambling Social aspects
;
Gambling History
Abstract:
This text examines the enduring appeal of gambling in western culture, exploring its complex relation to our underlying conceptions of the world, and to the social and cultural backgrounds of those who fall under its spell
Description / Table of Contents:
Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface Gambling chance and the suspension of reality; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The idea of chance; 2 The pursuit of chance; 3 Playgrounds a map of the modern gambling sites; 4 The experience of play; 5 The magical religious worldview; Epilogue; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and indexes
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
