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UNINA9910784694003321 |
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Titolo |
Gambling cultures : studies in history and interpretation / / edited by Jan McMillen |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-91647-7 |
1-134-91648-5 |
1-280-28037-9 |
9786610280377 |
0-203-99350-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gambling |
Gambling - Economic aspects |
Gambling - Government policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; 1 UNDERSTANDING GAMBLING; 2 GAMBLING AND THE LEGALISATION OF VICE; 3 SOCIAL EVIL OR SOCIAL GOOD?; 4 ILLEGAL BETTING IN BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA; 5 WHEN IT'S BAD IT'S BETTER; 6 REPRESENTATIONS OF GAMBLING IN AUSTRALIAN POPULAR CULTURE; 7 BINGO IN BRITAIN; 8 WHY 'SLOTS' EQUALS 'GRIND' IN ANY LANGUAGE; 9 GAMBLING IN CAMEROON AND SENEGAL; 10 THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN THE EXPANSION AND GROWTH OF COMMERCIAL GAMBLING IN THE USA; 11 A SIGN OF THE TIMES |
12 THE MEDICALISATION OF GAMBLING AS AN 'ADDICTION'13 ETHICAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SPREAD OF COMMERCIAL GAMBLING; 14 FROM GLAMOUR TO GRIND; 15 OBJECTIVES AND SYSTEMS IN THE REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL GAMBLING; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A study of modern gambling as it has emerged as a commercial industry, which analyzes the ambiguous relationship between morality and risk taking and examines the contradictory stances of |
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