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Duncan, Aaron M.

 
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Synopsis

This book explores the rise and increased acceptance of gambling in America, particularly the growth of the game of poker, as a means for examining changes to the American Dream and the risk society. Poker both critiques and reinterprets the myth of the American Dream, putting greater emphasis on the importance of luck and risk management while deemphasizing the importance of honesty and hard work. Duncan discusses the history of gambling in America, changes to the rhetoric surrounding gambling, the depiction of poker in the Wild West as portrayed in film, its recent rise in popularity on television, its current place in post-modern America on the internet, and future implications.

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À propos de l'auteur

Aaron Duncan is Director of Speech & Debate and Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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9781138857995: Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1138857998 ISBN 13 :  9781138857995
Editeur : Routledge, 2015
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