Gambling against the House: Anglo and Indian Perspectives on Gambling in American Literature

Authors :: PASQUARETTA, PAUL
Source :: Mosaic: A journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature. March, 2001, Vol. 34 Issue 1, 137
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Arguing that the controversy over reservation gambling reflects unresolved tensions involving Indian relations and the social role of gambling in American culture, this essay analyzes gambling in two early-twentieth-century novels, [...]

Subjects :: The House of Mirth (Novel) -- Criticism and interpretation
Cogewea, the Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range (Novel) -- Criticism and interpretation
Gambling -- Portrayals -- Social aspects
American fiction -- Social aspects
Literature/writing

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