| Description |
xx, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 22 |
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Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 22
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| Contents |
Preface: Gambling, chance and the suspension of reality -- 1. 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 -- 2. The pursuit of chance. Gambling and Divination. The Seventeenth-Century Explosion. The Nineteenth Century: Playing with Numbers. Postscript: The Vortex of Vice -- 3. Playgrounds - a map of the modern gambling sites. Modern Gambling. The Map: A Typology of Gambling. The Sites: Playgrounds -- 4. The experience of play. The Experience of Play. The Categories of Play. The Varieties of Gambling Experience -- 5. The magical-religious worldview. The Rejection of Probability. The Magical Worldview: Participation. The Religious Worldview: Transcendence |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gambling -- History.
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Gambling.
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Gambling -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
0415179971 hardback |
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0415263093 paperback |
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