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Titolo: |
Gambling cultures : studies in history and interpretation / / edited by Jan McMillen
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
Disciplina: | 306.482 |
Soggetto topico: | Gambling |
Gambling - Economic aspects | |
Gambling - Government policy | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: |
McMillenJan <1940->
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 governments. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Gambling cultures ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-91647-7 |
1-134-91648-5 | |
1-280-28037-9 | |
9786610280377 | |
0-203-99350-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910457315003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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