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Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream (Paperback, Rev Ed)
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Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream (Paperback, Rev Ed)
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
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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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