E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten
Reith The Age of Chance
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-134-68029-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Gambling in Western Culture
E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
ISBN: 978-1-134-68029-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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.
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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
