This fascinating and extensive study examines the enduring appeal of gambling, exploring its complex relation to our underlying conceptions of the world, and to the social and cultural backgrounds of those who fall under its spell.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 1999-08-26
Language: English
Number of Pages: 228
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..