| Description |
1 online resource (450 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction; Section 1. Sociological Approaches to Risk and Gambling; Chapter 1. Fate, Risk and Security; Chapter 2. Risk Society Revisited; Chapter 3. Risk and Governmentality; Chapter 4. Gambling as a Sociological Problem; Section 2. Gambling Histories/(Sub)cultures; Chapter 5. The Pursuit of Chance; Chapter 6. On Some Motifs in Baudelaire; Chapter 7. Observations on Gambling in a Lower-Class Setting1; Chapter 8. Entertainment or Imprudence?; Chapter 9. Playing with Hope and Despair; Section 3. Adventure, Action, and Play |
| Summary |
Contributing to the sociology of gambling, this title offers a variety of sociological approaches, ranging from classical sociological analyses of gambling to contemporary sociological approaches to risk |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203956830 |
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0203956834 |
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9780203820070 |
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020382007X |
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