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Cards, chips and characters| An ethnography of the social world of the Oxford poker players
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Farnsworth, G. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Abstract | ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS vi CHAPTER I What's a Girl Like You Doin1 in a Place Like This?. 1 CHAPTER II A Brief Look at the Literature of Gambling 7 CHAPTER III Methods 21 CHAPTER IV Setting the Scene: An Overview of the Oxford, Past and Present 35 CHAPTER V A Typical Friday Night at the Oxford 39 CHAPTER VI The Social World of the Oxford 54 CHAPTER VII The Players' World 70 CHAPTER VIII Playing the Game 104 CHAPTER IX Language, Humor and Social Bonding 124 CHAPTER X Conclusion: Some Reflections on Why Players Don't Quit 146 GLOSSARY 155 MAPS 169 POSTER 170 REFERENCES 171 AN ALLEGORY IN HONOR OF THE POKER GOD 176 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2759&context=etd |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2759&context=etd&httpsredir=1&referer= |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
