The Casino And Society In Britain

Author : Seamus Murphy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429845014
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Casino and Society in Britain written by Seamus Murphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the British casino industry and how it has been shaped by criminality, prohibition, regulation and liberalization since the beginning of the First World War. The reader will gain a detailed knowledge of the history, culture, identity and participants within the British casino industry, which has, to date, escaped the attention of a dedicated historical and criminological investigation. This monograph fills this gap in inquiry while drawing on primary source material that has not been used previously, including, but not confined to, records in the National Archives relating to the Gaming Board of Great Britain and the Metropolitan Police. In addition to archive material, oral histories, newspapers, published journals and books have been utilised and referenced where appropriate. Envisaged to close a gap in historical research, this book will be of interest to historians, criminologists, regulators, students and individuals interested in gambling, society and cultural history.

Author : Roger Munting
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719044496
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Economic and Social History of Gambling in Britain and the USA written by Roger Munting and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comparitive history of gambling in Britain and the USA

Author : British Ceramic Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transactions of the British Ceramic Society written by British Ceramic Society and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : British Ceramic Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transactions and Journal of the British Ceramic Society written by British Ceramic Society and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1971-74, include a separate section with title: British ceramic abstracts, prepared by the British Ceramic Research Association, also issued separately.

Author : Jan McMillen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134916485
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gambling Cultures written by Jan McMillen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-12-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527557111
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Casino Capitalism, Society and Politics in China’s Macau written by Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the characteristics of casino capitalism in Macau under Chinese sovereignty and administration. It argues that casino capitalism propelled the region’s economic prosperity and social stability in the period starting from the internationalization of the casino industry in 2002 to the end of 2019. However, casino capitalism also exacerbated the income gap between the rich and the poor. To tackle income inequality, the Macau developmental state combined casino capitalism with social welfarism. The region’s developmental state has been characterized by its relatively decisive leadership, its autonomy from the capitalist and working classes, and a comparatively weak civil society. China has encouraged Macau to shift from its overdependence on casino capitalism to economic diversification and integration with the Greater Bay Area. However, given Macau’s long-standing and profound dependence on casino capitalism, the path of economic diversification is destined to be long and difficult. As this book also argues, the Macau model of “one country, two systems” is a unique one which cannot be easily transplanted to Hong Kong, where the overdeveloped politics and assertive civil society are a far cry from Macau’s frozen politics and quiescent society.

Author : James Southern
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000381803
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diplomatic Identity in Postwar Britain written by James Southern and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to understand the complex ways in which the Foreign Office adapted to the rise of identity politics in Britain as it administered British foreign policy during the Cold War and the end of the British Empire. After the Second World War, cultural changes in British society forced a reconsideration of erstwhile diplomatic archetypes, as restricting recruitment to white, heterosexual, upper- or middle-class men gradually became less socially acceptable and less politically expedient. After the advent of the tripartite school system and then mass university education, the Foreign Office had to consider recruiting candidates who were qualified but had not been ‘socialized’ in the public schools and Oxbridge. Similarly, the passage of the 1948 Nationality Act technically meant nonwhites were eligible to join. The rise of the gay rights movement and postwar women’s liberation both generated further, unique dilemmas for Foreign Office recruiters. Diplomatic Identity in Postwar Britain seeks to destabilize concepts like 'talent', 'merit', 'equality' and 'representation', arguing that these were contested ideas that were subject to political and cultural renegotiation and revision throughout the period in question.

Author : Statistical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Statistical Society of London written by Statistical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published papers whose appeal lies in their subject-matter rather than their technical statistical contents. Medical, social, educational, legal, demographic and governmental issues are of particular concern.

Author : Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Statistical Society of London written by Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark R. Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501347276
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Download or read book The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader written by Mark R. Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casino games and traditional card games have rich and idiosyncratic histories, complex subcultures and player practices, and facilitate the flow of billions of dollars each year through casinos and card rooms, and between professional players and amateurs. They have nevertheless been overlooked by game scholars due to the negative ethical weight of “gambling” – with such games pathologized and labelled as deviance or mental illness, few look beyond to unpick the games, their players, and their communities. The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader offers 25 chapters studying the communities playing these games, the distinctive cultures and practices that have emerged around them, their activities and beliefs and interpersonal relationships, and how these games influence – both positively and negatively – the lives and careers of millions of game players around the world. It is the first of a new series of edited collections, Play Beyond the Computer, dedicated to exploring the play of games beyond computers and games consoles.