Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Grit Beneath the GlitterCondition: NewSubtitle: Tales from the Real Las VegasISBN-10: 0520225384EAN: 9780520225381ISBN: 9780520225381Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/15/2002Description: The Grit Beneath the Glitter is the first real look at the new Las Vegas from the inside. In it, long-time residents as well as professionals reflect on the transformation of one of the fastest-growing and most famous cities on earth, yet one about which relatively little is known. They offer a lively and compelling portrait of the other side of Las Vegas: the people and institutions that support the glitter of the gaming and entertainment industry. Examining a range of topics - from the city's commercial history, labor conditions, and environmental problems to an analysis of the famous lights of the Strip - the contributors uncover the contradictions between the illusion and the reality of the city, the seam between fantasy and the life it masks. The essays in this collection explore the world that employees experience when they enter gaming palaces from an employee entrance in a back parking lot rather than through the scripted doors of casino/hotel palaces. They take readers into the neighborhoods where 1.4 million Americans now live, attend school, eat dinner, and go to work.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 544gContributor: Hal Rothman (Edited by), Mike Davis (Edited by)Author: Hal RothmanGenre: Home Garden & PetsTopic: HistoryItem Width: 20mmRelease Year: 2002 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Grit Beneath the Glitter
Title: The Grit Beneath the Glitter
Subtitle: Tales from the Real Las Vegas
ISBN-10: 0520225384
EAN: 9780520225381
ISBN: 9780520225381
Release Date: 03/15/2002
Release Year: 2002
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Mike Davis (Edited by)
Book Title: Grit Beneath the Glitter : Tales from the Real Las Vegas
Number of Pages: 388 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Popular Culture
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 19.2 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Mike Davis
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
