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Dice, Cards, Wheels: A Different History of French Culture

By Thomas M. Kavanagh

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780812202458
DOI
10.9783/9780812202458
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14220765 bytes)
Pages
264\259
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 20:10:07

Description

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.

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