1. Introduction to gambling America -- 2. Rhetorical markers of gambling -- 3. Myth, narrative, and ideology -- 4. Saloons, six-shooters, and mythos of the old west : gambling and poker in John Ford's My darling Clementine -- 5. A self-made moneymaker : the world series of poker…
"This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting …
Studio sul gioco d'azzardo negli Stati Uniti. Il gioco del poker, in modo particolare, sembra riflettere e reinterpretare il mito del sogno americano, fatto di rischio, scommessa, fortuna, a detrimento dell'onestà e dell'impegno personale nella società. Parlando della storia del…
"This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting …
"This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting …