Toxic Masculinity, Casino Capitalism, and America's Favorite Card Game: The Poker Mindset

Manno, Andrew

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2021-02-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030402624

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40260-0

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 208