Chopsticks and Gambling

ISBN-13: 9781138508149 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 188 str.

Desmond Lam

Opis

The Chinese are known throughout the world as avid gamblers with a long history of participation in games of chance

Spis treści

List of Tables

List of Figures

Preface

1 Gambling as a Human Activity: Common Theories and Concepts
2 Brief History of Gambling in Chinese Societies
3 Chinese Value Systems
4 Chinese People's Aptitude for Gambling
5 Social Impact of Gambling in Chinese Societies
6 The Case of Gambling in Macau: The "Monte Carlo of the East"

Concluding Notes

Appendix: A List of Chinese Dynasties

References
Chinese References
Additional Readings

Index

O autorze

Desmond Lam