Introduction Part One: Between Methods 1. Gambling Autobiography 2. Gambling Labour 3. Gambling and Fiction 4. Numbers, Suites, Trumps and Jokers Part Two: Between Worlds: New Gambling Spaces 5. Backgammon and Casinos in Cyprus 6. Card Playing in Papua New Guinea 7. Delhi Bookmakers 8. New Markets for Gambling in Slovenia Part Three: Between the State and the Player 9. Lotteries in Israel 10. 'Ahead of the Witches': South African Lotteries 11. Chinese Lottery Gambling 12. Gambling Regulation and the EU Part Four: Borderless Risks 13. Gambling, Play, Social Media and Young People in Japan 14.…mehr
Introduction Part One: Between Methods 1. Gambling Autobiography 2. Gambling Labour 3. Gambling and Fiction 4. Numbers, Suites, Trumps and Jokers Part Two: Between Worlds: New Gambling Spaces 5. Backgammon and Casinos in Cyprus 6. Card Playing in Papua New Guinea 7. Delhi Bookmakers 8. New Markets for Gambling in Slovenia Part Three: Between the State and the Player 9. Lotteries in Israel 10. 'Ahead of the Witches': South African Lotteries 11. Chinese Lottery Gambling 12. Gambling Regulation and the EU Part Four: Borderless Risks 13. Gambling, Play, Social Media and Young People in Japan 14. Mobile Phone Gambling as a Global Assemblage 15. Monetising Social Media: The Social Construction of Virtual Currencies 16. Currency Speculation in China Part Five: Between Investment and Gambling 17. Spread Betting in the City 18. Rain Gambling and the Roots of Indian Market Society 19. Weather Derivatives in London 20. Financial Derivatives
Rebecca Cassidy is a Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has written two monographs about horseracing and betting in Britain and the United States. Her current project, supported by the European Research Council, uses ethnographic methods to study gambling environments in Europe. Andrea Pisac is a research fellow in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her PhD dissertation explores how foreign books travelling to the UK readership create textual authenticity and authority. Her postdoctoral research focuses on casino and card gambling in Slovenia and its neighbouring region. Claire Loussouarn is a Research Fellow in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her PhD dissertation explores casino gambling among Chinese migrants in London while her postdoctoral research focuses on the British spread betting industry. Her interests include money, temporality, luck, technology, risk and exchange.
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Introduction Border I: Between Methods Chapter 1. Making Money with Money: Reflections of a Betting Man Chapter 2. The Socio-Temporal Dynamics of Gambling: Narratives of Change over Time Chapter 3. Gambling Histories: Writing the Past in the Present Border II: Border Crossings Chapter 4. Croupiers' Sleight of Mind: Playing With Unmanaged 'Spaces' In the Casino Industry Chapter 5. Partial Convergence: Social Gaming and Real Money Gambling Chapter 6. Turning The Tables: The Global Gambling Industry's Crusade to Sell Slots in Macau Chapter 7. 'Never a Dull Day': Exploring the Material Organization of Virtual Gambling Border III: Between Worlds Chapter 8. 'Playing Properly': Casinos, Blackjack, and Cultural Intimacy in Cyprus Chapter 9. Betting On People: Bookmaking at Delhi Racecourse Chapter 10. Bad Luck, Slippery Money and the South African Lottery Chapter 11. One-Man One-Man': How Slot-Machines Facilitate Papua New Guineans' Shifting Relations to Each Other Border IV: Between Investment and Gambling Chapter 12. Weather Trading In London: Distinguishing Finance from Gambling Chapter 13. 'If You Don't Care For Your Money, It Won't Care For You': Chronotopes of Risk and Return in Chinese Wealth Management Chapter 14. Playing the Market? The Role of Risk, Uncertainty and Authority in the Construction of Stock Market Forecasts Chapter 15. Spread Betting and the City of London
Introduction Border I: Between Methods Chapter 1. Making Money with Money: Reflections of a Betting Man Chapter 2. The Socio-Temporal Dynamics of Gambling: Narratives of Change over Time Chapter 3. Gambling Histories: Writing the Past in the Present Border II: Border Crossings Chapter 4. Croupiers' Sleight of Mind: Playing With Unmanaged 'Spaces' In the Casino Industry Chapter 5. Partial Convergence: Social Gaming and Real Money Gambling Chapter 6. Turning The Tables: The Global Gambling Industry's Crusade to Sell Slots in Macau Chapter 7. 'Never a Dull Day': Exploring the Material Organization of Virtual Gambling Border III: Between Worlds Chapter 8. 'Playing Properly': Casinos, Blackjack, and Cultural Intimacy in Cyprus Chapter 9. Betting On People: Bookmaking at Delhi Racecourse Chapter 10. Bad Luck, Slippery Money and the South African Lottery Chapter 11. One-Man One-Man': How Slot-Machines Facilitate Papua New Guineans' Shifting Relations to Each Other Border IV: Between Investment and Gambling Chapter 12. Weather Trading In London: Distinguishing Finance from Gambling Chapter 13. 'If You Don't Care For Your Money, It Won't Care For You': Chronotopes of Risk and Return in Chinese Wealth Management Chapter 14. Playing the Market? The Role of Risk, Uncertainty and Authority in the Construction of Stock Market Forecasts Chapter 15. Spread Betting and the City of London
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