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This book examines the world of the road hustler, a confidence man whose specialty is the manipulation of card and dice games. In developing the material on card and dice hustlers, we have attempted to do several things.
First, we wanted to provide an intimate view of the world of card and dice hustling; it's a hard, fast, and, by conventional standards, a very exotic life. We did not, however, simply want to provide a journalistic account of road hustling. We view this book as an opportunity to present some interesting material with important implications: for studying deviance involvement processes and career contingencies; for understanding the operations of hustlers, professional thieves, and confidence men; and of learning more about the social psychology of impression management, deception, and credibility.
First, we wanted to provide an intimate view of the world of card and dice hustling; it's a hard, fast, and, by conventional standards, a very exotic life. We did not, however, simply want to provide a journalistic account of road hustling. We view this book as an opportunity to present some interesting material with important implications: for studying deviance involvement processes and career contingencies; for understanding the operations of hustlers, professional thieves, and confidence men; and of learning more about the social psychology of impression management, deception, and credibility.
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- PublisherLexington Books
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0669009601
- ISBN 13 9780669009606
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages178
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Road Hustler: The Career Contingencies of Professional Card and Dice Hustlers
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