Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream

Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Sociology
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Author: Aaron M. Duncan ISBN: 9781317512462
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 2, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Aaron M. Duncan
ISBN: 9781317512462
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 2, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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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