Working class women, gambling and the dream of happiness

Feminist Review

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 122-137

  Casey, Emma ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class; Daydream; Gambling; Gender; Happiness; Respectability

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149097898     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fr.2008.2     Document Type: Review

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