
Luck, Leisure, and the Casino in Nineteenth-Century Europe : A Cultural History of Gambling
Poley, Jared
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Casino gambling is central to understanding the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. Tracing the development of casino gambling across this period, this book connects that story to ideas about chance, luck, emotions, and psychology, and reveals how Europeans used gambling to understand their changing world.
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Utgivelsesdato:
07.09.2023
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ISBN/Varenr:
9781009393546
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Språk:
Engelsk
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Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
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Innbinding:
Innbundet
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Fagtema:
Historie og arkeologi
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Serie:
New Studies in European History
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Litteraturtype:
Faglitteratur
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Sider:
220
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Høyde:
15.9 cm
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Bredde:
23.7 cm