Gambling: A Social and Moral Problem in France, 1685-1792

By John Dunkley

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0729403262
• ISBN13: 9780729403269
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Voltaire Foundation
• Length: 251 Pages