Gambling
a social and moral problem in France, 1685-1792
Author: John Dunkley
Volume: 235
Series: SVEC
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 251
ISBN: 978-0-7294-0326-9
Price: £55
About
Preface
Introduction
1. The extent of the problem
2. Gambling and the law
3. The early moralists and the emergence of agreement, 1685-1714
4. Two disputes: Natural Law and theology
5. The later moralists, 1715-1792
6. Moralising through dramatic literature
7. Gambling in the novel
Conclusion
Select bibliography
Index