Toxic Masculinity, Casino Capitalism, and America's Favorite Card Game
Author | : Andrew Manno |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2020-02-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783030402600 |
ISBN-13 | : 3030402606 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Download or read book Toxic Masculinity, Casino Capitalism, and America's Favorite Card Game written by Andrew Manno and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poker is a centuries-old American game. Why has it become so popular in the twenty-first century? What does current interest in the game tell us about ourselves and some of our most pressing social issues? In this timely and thought-provoking book, Andrew Manno offers important insights into the intersection of gaming, gender, and capitalism that illuminate how the shift to a casino capitalist economy—combined with a culture of toxic masculinity—impacts workers and how it has led to the rise of populism in the United States that manifested in the 2016 election of Donald Trump.