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A World of Chance shows how some societies created more chances for their members than others and, as a result, prospered. The book looks at events through the prism of risk-taking, games of chance, futures, and financial markets, and how religion, politics, and finance interacted to bring about the situation societies find themselves in today.Brenner, Reuven is the author of 'World of Chance: Betting on Religion, Games, Wall Street', published 2008 under ISBN 9780521884662 and ISBN 0521884667.
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