{"product_id":"addiction-by-design-machine-gambling-in-las-vegas-9780691160887","title":"Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Natasha Dow Schull\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning portrayal of technology and the inner life. Searing, sobering, compelling: this is important, first-rate, accessible scholarship that should galvanize public conversation.\"\u003cb\u003e--Sherry Turkle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author of \u003ci\u003eAlone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating, frightening window into the world of gambling in Las Vegas and the technological innovations that deliberately enhance and sustain the 'zone'--the odd, absorbed state for which extreme machine gamblers yearn. An astute and provocative look at addiction and its complex moral, social, and emotional entanglements.\"\u003cb\u003e--T. M. Luhrmann, Stanford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At the heart of Schull's book is the interplay between the players and the machine; between the players and the machine manufacturers; between the players and the math program; and between the players and the 'zone' that the machines help produce. A tour de force that changes the dialogue on gambling addiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--Henry Lesieur, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chase: Career of the Compulsive Gambler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Schull's clear and dramatic writing style is itself addictive. One is drawn into the ways in which the interactions among the different stakeholders lead to players' experience of being drawn into a 'zone' where they remain until all resources are gone. This is a must-read narrative that points to the many variants of screen addiction possible today.\"\u003cb\u003e--Don Ihde, author of \u003ci\u003eBodies in Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This gripping, insightful, and poignant analysis of machine gambling offers a kind of object lesson in the intensified forms of consumption that computer-based technologies enable. An exemplary case of the way in which close, critical investigation of specific sites of capitalism can provide a deeper understanding of both intimate experience and widespread socioeconomic arrangements.\"\u003cb\u003e--Lucy A. Suchman, author of \u003ci\u003eHuman-Machine Reconfigurations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Schull offers a provocative and important study of the imperative some people feel to lose themselves in a machine. The ethnography is rich and deep, shedding original light on the significance of addiction and gambling in American culture. The story told in the book is absolutely riveting.\"\u003cb\u003e--Emily Martin, author of \u003ci\u003eBipolar Expeditions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45081972736151,"sku":"9780691160887","price":1788.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691160887.webp?v=1767634201","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/addiction-by-design-machine-gambling-in-las-vegas-9780691160887","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}