Dice, Cards, Wheels

Thomas M. Kavanagh

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Author
Thomas M. Kavanagh
Publish Date
2005-02-07
Subtitle
A Different History of French Culture
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
251
Publisher Name
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812238605
ISBN-13
9780812238600
citemno
212870
Edition
Illustrated
Subject
European History
SKU
9780812238600

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.