Resort city in the sunbelt : Las Vegas, 1930-2000 /

"In this new edition of Resort City in the Sunbelt, Moehring discusses how tourism and the spectacular expansion of the strip continue to spur growth and dominate the casino market. He also addresses the downside of that growth: increased crime, traffic headaches, overcrowded schools, and under...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moehring, Eugene P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2000.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities.
Temas:
Resorts > Nevada > Las Vegas > History.
Tourism > Nevada > Las Vegas > History.
Lieux de villégiature > Nevada > Las Vegas > Histoire.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Resorts.
Tourism.
Toerisme.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Stadscultuur.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > History.
Nevada > Las Vegas.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Before the Dam
  • The Federal Trigger
  • A City Takes Shape
  • "Boomtown in the Desert"
  • Achieving Metropolitan Status
  • Fragmented Government
  • Civil Rights in a Resort City
  • The Struggle for Industry
  • The City-Building Process
  • Epilogue: Las Vegas, 1970-2000.

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