Dice, Cards, Wheels A Different History of French Culture |
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| Author:
| Kavanagh, Thomas M. |
| Series title: | Critical Authors and Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-3860-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Kavanagh argues that the history of gambling as a cultural practice provides new and important insights into how French culture has responded to the challenge of understanding what identity, responsibility, and freedom can mean in a world ruled largely by chance.
Kavanagh argues that the history of gambling as a cultural practice provides new and important insights into how French culture has responded to the challenge of understanding what identity, responsibility, and freedom can mean in a world ruled largely by chance.