[PDF] Las Vegas Perspective 2008 eBook

Author : James P. Kraft
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 29,10 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1421440571

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Within a broader frame, they speak to the double-edged nature of modern life.

Author : Marc Cooper
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781560254904

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The author delves deeply into the latest incarnation of "sin city," charting the death of the old Vegas under the watchful eye of the detonators who blew up the old casinos and the re-emergence of the new glass pyramid, Disney-like Vegas.

Author : Mark Gottdiener
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,47 MB
Release : 2000-01-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781577181361

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Most writing about Las Vegas focuses on the spectacular story of casino gambling and tourism. This book is different. Written by two renowned urban studies scholars and a local Las Vegas journalist, combining scholarly research with investigative reporting First academic book to provide a synthesis on the recent growth of Las Vegas Appropriate for courses in urban studies, economic development and tourism, communities and cultural studies

Author : Rex J. Rowley
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0874179068

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Every year, more than thirty-five million people from all over the world visit Las Vegas; only two million call the city home. Everyday Las Vegas takes a close look at the lives of those who live in a place the rest of the world considers exotic, even decadent. Using broad research, including interviews with more than one hundred Las Vegans, Rex Rowley--who grew up in Las Vegas--examines everyday life in a place that markets itself as an escape from mundane reality. Rowley considers such topics as why people move to Las Vegas, the nature of their work and personal lives, the impact of growth and rapid change, and interaction with the overwhelmingly touristic side of the city. He also considers the benefits and perils of living in a nonstop twenty-four-hour city rich in entertainment options and easy access to gambling, drugs, and other addictions. His examination includes the previously unstudied role of neighborhood casinos patronized by locals rather than tourists and the impact that a very mobile population has on schools, churches, and community life. Rowley considers the very different ways people perceive a place as insiders or outsiders, a dichotomy that arises when tourism is a mainstay of the local economy. His work offers insights into what Las Vegas can teach us about other cities and American culture in general. It also contributes to our understanding of how people relate to places and how the personality of a place influences the lives of people who live there.