Luck, leisure, and the casino in nineteenth-century europe: a cultural history of gambling
Auteur :
Poley, Jared
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009393577
Date de publication :
10 avr. 2025
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.