The Age of Chance - Gerda Reith

The Age of Chance

Gambling in Western Culture

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
228 Seiten
2002
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-26309-2 (ISBN)
85,95 inkl. MwSt
This fascinating and extensive study examines the enduring appeal of gambling, 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.
This fascinating and extensive study, enlivened by interviews with British and American gamblers, will be enthralling reading not just for those interested in the cultural and social implications of gambling - researchers in sociology, cultural studies and the history of ideas - but for anyone interested in how we create meaning in an increasingly insecure world.

Reith, Gerda

Introduction Chapter One: The Idea of Chance The age of faith: The origins of chance Chance and determinism The age of reason: The birth of probability The age of chance: Chance and modernity Chapter Two: The Pursuit of Chance Gambling and Divination The Seventeenth Century Explosion The Nineteenth Century: Playing with numbers Postscript: the vortex of vice Chapter Three: Playgrounds - A Map of the Modern Gambling Sites Modern Gambling The Map: A Typology of Gambling The sites: Playgrounds Chapter Four: The Experience of Play The Experience of Play The Categories of Play The Varieties of Gambling Experience Chapter Five: The Magical-Religious Worldview The Rejection of Probability The Magical Worldview: Participation The Religious Worldview: Transcendence Epilogue

Erscheint lt. Verlag 17.1.2002
Reihe/Serie Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 385 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-415-26309-3 / 0415263093
ISBN-13 978-0-415-26309-2 / 9780415263092
Zustand Neuware
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