Gambling - Mapping the American Moral Landscape (Paperback)

Why has gambling become so accepted in the U.S. when other historical vices, like smoking and drinking, continue to evoke morality-based opposition? That simple but intriguing question guides this path-breaking volume, the first interdisciplinary academic study of gambling. Led by the renowned Alan Wolfe and with essays by experts at the country's premiere centers in public policy, clinical addiction, law, gaming, psychology, sociology, moral philosophy, theology, and the arts, "Gambling: Mapping the American Moral Landscape" is a tour de force of the booming cultural and moral phenomenon that has become woven into the fabric of American life. Both an attempt to understand and an effort to predict its future consequences, the book will prove evocative and critical reading for American civic and church leaders, activists, historians and government officials.

General

Imprint:	Baylor University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	August 2009
Editors:	Alan Wolfe • Erik C. Owens
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Unsewn / adhesive bound
Pages:	516
ISBN-13:	978-1-60258-195-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Gambling > General Books > Philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	1-60258-195-9
Barcode:	9781602581951

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