Poker : The Parody of Capitalism
ISBN: 9780472071630 | 0472071637
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Univ of Michigan Pr
Pub. Date: 11/2/2011
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Poker is an extraordinary worldwide phenomenon with major social, cultural, and political implications, and Poker: The Parody of Capitalisminvestigates the game of poker as a cultural expression of significance not unlike art, literature, film, or music. Tracing the history of poker and comparing the evolution of the game to the development of capitalism, Ole Bjerg complicates prevalent notions of "casino capitalism" and correspondingly facile and simplistic comparisons of late capitalism and poker. By employing Slavoj zizek's threefold distinc... MORE
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