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Chopsticks and Gambling

Author : Desmond Lam
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351528572
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Chopsticks and Gambling written by Desmond Lam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese are known throughout the world as avid gamblers with a long history of participation in games of chance. Historians have documented wagering on such games as far back as the early Chinese dynasties. Despite measures by ancient Chinese rulers to contain gambling, it proliferated, and Chinese games have evolved and multiplied since then. Desmond Lam provides a unique look into the little-known world of Chinese gambling from historical, cultural, psychological, and social perspectives.Chinese gamblers regularly patronize casinos in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The recent expansion of gambling in East Asia has attracted much global media attention. Macau, the only place in China where casino gambling is now legal, easily surpasses Las Vegas as the world's largest casino gaming market. Each year, Chinese from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan account for almost 90 percent of visitors to Macau.The expansion of the Chinese gambling industry has brought about much harm to Chinese communities, despite all of the development it has also stimulated. This book is the first to examine the beliefs, motivations, attitudes, and behaviors of Chinese gamblers, and will be of interest to students of history and sociology, as well as those studying the history and culture of China.

Gambling Disorder

Author : Andreas Heinz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030030601
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Gambling Disorder written by Andreas Heinz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the state of the art in research on and treatment of gambling disorder. As a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder is of increasing relevance to the field of mental health. Research conducted in the last decade has yielded valuable new insights into the characteristics and etiology of gambling disorder, as well as effective treatment strategies. The different chapters of this book present detailed information on the general concept of addiction as applied to gambling, the clinical characteristics, epidemiology and comorbidities of gambling disorder, as well as typical cognitive distortions found in patients with gambling disorder. In addition, the book includes chapters discussing animal models and the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of the disorder. Further, it is examining treatment options including pharmacological and psychological intervention methods, as well as innovative new treatment approaches. The book also discusses relevant similarities to and differences with substance-related disorders and other behavioral addictions. Lastly, it examines gambling behavior from a cultural perspective, considers possible prevention strategies and outlines future perspectives in the field.

Chopsticks

Author : Q. Edward Wang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107023963
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Chopsticks written by Q. Edward Wang and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a pioneering account of the history of chopsticks, charting their evolution in Asian food culture to the present day.

The Psychology of Chinese Gambling

Author : Chi Chuen Chan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811334862
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Chinese Gambling written by Chi Chuen Chan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically discusses the psychology of Chinese gambling from a cultural perspective. In particular, it investigates the history of gambling, the prevalence of gambling in China, and the personality of Chinese gamblers and explores how the Chinese culture has contributed to the development of gambling and gambling problems. Further, it examines specific evidence-based treatment for Chinese problem gamblers and provides a therapeutic model that is tailored to their needs and psychology. This book useful for students and academics conducting research on Chinese gamblers and the treatments that work for them.

Setting Limits

Author : Pekka Sulkunen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198817320
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Setting Limits written by Pekka Sulkunen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commercial gambling is a recent historical phenomenon. It has developed into a profitable industry that supplies a range of recreational activities to its customers, and is a significant way of collecting money from players to distribute to companies, state budgets, and other beneficiaries. Many of these are civil society organizations, using the money for producing services in sports, culture, social work, and health care. However, gambling can also develop into pathological behaviour. Using a public interest framework, this book discusses the policies that will best serve the public good and minimize individual and collective harms. After describing the historical context of the gambling and the current global burden of the activity, available methods of regulating the industry are evaluated using the available scientific evidence. By analysing the effectiveness of gambling policies and their alignment with the public interest, the epidemiological obstacles to successful regulation are considered in detail. There is good evidence for the effectiveness of restrictions on availability and access, but preventing gambling-related harm is not possible without limiting the overall volume of the activity, and hence the profits for the gambling industry and governments. Taking an international approach, this book delivers a comprehensive review of the epidemiological evidence documenting the harmful effects of gambling on individuals, communities, and societies. Essential reading for policymakers, social and behavioural scientists in gambling research, and public health researchers, Setting Limits examines a global view of an emerging epidemic of gambling problems.

Travel Industry Economics

Author : Harold L. Vogel
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030633519
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Travel Industry Economics written by Harold L. Vogel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book Harold L. Vogel comprehensively and holistically examines the business economics and investment aspects of major components of the travel industry, including airlines, hotels, casinos, amusement and theme parks, cruise lines, and tourism. The book is designed as an economics-grounded text that uniquely integrates reviews of each sector's history with economics, accounting, and financial aspects and analysis. As such, it provides a concise, up-to-date reference guide for financial analysts, economists, industry executives, legislators and regulators, advertisers, and journalists interested in the economics, financing, and marketing of travel and tourism-related goods and services. The fourth edition of this well-established text updates, refreshes, and significantly broadens the coverage of tourism economics. It includes new sections on travel law and applications of big data and artificial intelligence technologies as well as additional material on demographic spending patterns, the online travel agency business, the pandemic's effects and affects on industry finances, expanded coverage of the cruise line industry, and information on the damage to tourist destinations caused by excessive pollution and traffic."--

Macau and the Casino Complex

Author : Stefan Al
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874177081
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Macau and the Casino Complex written by Stefan Al and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Award of the Jury Winner — 2018 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards In only a decade, Macau has exploded from a sleepy backwater to the world’s casino capital. It was bound to happen. Macau, a former Portuguese colony that became a special administrative region within the People’s Republic of China in 1999, was the only place in China where gambling was legal. With a consumer base of 1.3 billion mainland Chinese deprived of casino gambling, and the world’s largest growing consumer class, international corporations rushed in to enter the games. As a result, the casino influx has permanently transformed the Macau peninsula: its ocean reclaimed, hillside excavated, roads congested, air polluted, and glimmering hotel towers tossed into the skyline, dwarfing the 19th century church towers. Essays by a number of experts give a deeper insight on topics ranging from the myth of the Chinese gambler, the role of feng shui in casino design, the city’s struggle with heritage conservation, the politics of land reclamation, and the effect of the casino industry on the public realm. Drawings and photographs in vivid color visualize Macau’s patchwork of distinct urban enclaves: from downtown casinos, their neon-blasting storefronts eclipsing adjacent homes and schools, to the palatial complexes along a new highway, a Las Vegas-style strip. They also reveal how developers go to great lengths to impress the gambler with gimmicks such as fluorescent lighting, botanic gardens, feng shui dragon statues, cast members’ costumes, Chinese art imitations, and crystal chandelier-decked elevators. It is a book that helps readers grasp the complex process of the development of the casino industry and its overall impact on the social and architectural fabric of the first and last colonial enclave in China.

The Age of Addiction

Author : David T. Courtwright
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674737377
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Addiction written by David T. Courtwright and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. What can we do to resist temptations that insidiously and deliberately rewire our brains? Nothing, David Courtwright says, unless we understand the global enterprises whose “limbic capitalism” creates and caters to our bad habits.

Problem Gambling in Hong Kong and Macao

Author : Chi Chuen Chan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811010684
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Problem Gambling in Hong Kong and Macao written by Chi Chuen Chan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines the psychology of gambling in Hong Kong and Macao. Covering the history of gambling and its development in the two jurisdictions, it highlights the prevalence and status quo of problem gambling, the theoretical perspectives on the etiology of gambling disorder, and the treatment of problem gambling. The book also introduces a personality and pathways development model of Chinese problem gamblers and concludes with outlooks on the future of gambling in Hong Kong and Macao.

Social Media in Rural China

Author : Tom McDonald
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1910634670
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Social Media in Rural China written by Tom McDonald and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s distinctive social media platforms have gained notable popularity among the nation’s vast number of internet users, but has China’s countryside been ‘left behind’ in this communication revolution? Tom McDonald spent 15 months living in a small rural Chinese community researching how the residents use social media in their daily lives. His ethnographic findings suggest that, far from being left behind, many rural Chinese people have already integrated social media into their everyday experience.Throughout his ground-breaking study, McDonald argues that social media allows rural people to extend and transform their social relationships by deepening already existing connections with friends known through their school, work or village, while also experimenting with completely new forms of relationships through online interactions with strangers, particularly when looking for love and romance. By juxtaposing these seemingly opposed relations, rural social media users are able to use these technologies to understand, capitalise on and challenge the notions of morality that underlie rural life.

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

Author : Jennifer B. Lee
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 0446511706
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book The Fortune Cookie Chronicles written by Jennifer B. Lee and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country.

Future Gaming

Author : Paolo Ruffino
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1906897557
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Future Gaming written by Paolo Ruffino and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated critical take on contemporary game culture that reconsiders the boundaries between gamers and games. This book is not about the future of video games. It is not an attempt to predict the moods of the market, the changing profile of gamers, the benevolence or malevolence of the medium. This book is about those predictions. It is about the ways in which the past, present, and future notions of games are narrated and negotiated by a small group of producers, journalists, and gamers, and about how invested these narrators are in telling the story of tomorrow. This new title from Goldsmiths Press by Paolo Ruffino suggests the story could be told another way. Considering game culture, from the gamification of self-improvement to GamerGate's sexism and violence, Ruffino lays out an alternative, creative mode of thinking about the medium: a sophisticated critical take that blurs the distinctions among studying, playing, making, and living with video games. Offering a series of stories that provide alternative narratives of digital gaming, Ruffino aims to encourage all of us who study and play (with) games to raise ethical questions, both about our own role in shaping the objects of research, and about our involvement in the discourses we produce as gamers and scholars. For researchers and students seeking a fresh approach to game studies, and for anyone with an interest in breaking open the current locked-box discourse, Future Gaming offers a radical lens with which to view the future.

Live Stream: Wild Upgrading

Author : Kan DianShiChiGuaZi
Publisher : Funstory
ISBN 13 : 1647597145
Total Pages : 679 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Live Stream: Wild Upgrading written by Kan DianShiChiGuaZi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If teleportation wasn't for the sake of posturing, then it would be meaningless ...If defeating a Peak Elder, peerless heaven's pride level expert would be a sin, I would already be full of evil ...If getting the Ice Goddess, the silly loli, and the sexy princess falling in love with me at first sight is my fault, I was really wrong ...If he were to kill them, he would annihilate their entire clan. If he were to pretend to be unrivalled in the world, if they were to offend him, he would make their beauty intoxicated!

Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2016)

Author : Ajith Abraham
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319606182
Total Pages : 733 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2016) written by Ajith Abraham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents 70 carefully selected papers from a major joint event: the 8th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2016) and the 8th International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CASoN 2016). SoCPaR–CASoN 2016, which was organized by the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), USA and Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India and held at the VIT on December 19–21, 2016. It brings together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to share their experiences and exchange new ideas on all interdisciplinary areas of soft computing and pattern recognition, as well as intelligent methods applied to social networks. This book is a valuable resource for practicing engineers/scientists and researchers working in the field of soft computing, pattern recognition and social networks.

From Chopsticks to Hockey Sticks

Author : Lloyd Sciban
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978424503
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book From Chopsticks to Hockey Sticks written by Lloyd Sciban and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-13 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the achievements of Chinese Canadians in the creation and transformation of Chinatowns, the promotion of Chinese culture, stimulating economic growth, the establishment of Chinese language media, fostering cultural interaction, setting up culturally-sensitive eldercare, and the establishment of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Chopstick and Chocolate

Author : Edward Lumsdaine
Publisher : Kharis Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781637461662
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Chopstick and Chocolate written by Edward Lumsdaine and published by Kharis Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a memoir about a marriage that bridged time, distance, and the serious cultural differences of a young biracial couple. Having met through an incredible set of circumstances - going back to their parents in the 1930s and living through the years of World War II - Edward and Monika want their children and grandchildren to know their love story, lest they forget their origins during this century's wild cultural changes. Above all, it is a story of God acting behind the happenings in their lives, as they learned to understand and trust His love, faithfulness, and the process of recovery from gambling addiction.

ARTventure Down the Mekong

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578892597
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book ARTventure Down the Mekong written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first of its kind!Chopsticks Alley's Artists created eight easy-to-make art projects inspired by Southeast Asian countries. They include Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. A brief history and culture of each country are embedded in the lessons to inspire each art activity. You do not need expensive art supplies to create your masterpieces.The book includes Vietnamese translation at the end of each chapter to serve the non-English speaking community and those interested in learning the language.Whether you are eight or eighty year old, you will enjoy reading about each country's culture and making fun art activities with your family.REVIEWS:"Through the beauty of art, this book ignites vibrant and meaningful discussions about the Southeast Asian experience...appropriate for all ages -- fun for the entire family! ARTventure reminds us that the arts build strong communities -- they connect and they heals."Steve Arounsack, Professor and Filmmaker, Visual Anthropologist, Southeast Asia Story Trust, Raya and the Last Dragon Film."Accessible materials, clear directions and engaging projects provide the beginnings for artistic and historical inquiries that are sure to inspire respect for the civilizations that continue to thrive alongside the Mekong River." Christine Marmé Thompson, Ph. D., Professor Emerita of Art Education at Penn State University, Professor of Art Education"...a fantastic educational resource that will inspire a deep appreciation of art beyond the Western canon; celebrating the Eastern origins where so many essential and sacred art forms began. I would not think twice about including this book in art education programs -- it is exactly what this moment calls for and will continue to demand." Elizabeth Ogilvie, Visual Art Faculty, Ohlone College "...Beautiful, practical, easy-to-follow art projects that will provide everyone with an immersive historical experience through various countries in Southeast Asia...a crucial resource to have in every Ethnic Studies curriculum. Le Tran, M.Ed., Principal, Ben Painter Elementary