Nightclub : bouncers, risk, and the spectacle of consumption /

"In the last thirty years bouncers have emerged as gatekeepers of contemporary urban cool, exclusivity, and social capital. In this ground-breaking empirical study, George Rigakos looks at the relation between consumption, security, and risk and challenges the idea of nightclubs as places of li...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rigakos, George (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Bouncers.
Nightclubs > Social aspects.
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects.
Private security services.
Videurs.
Boîtes de nuit > Aspect social.
Consommation (Économie politique) > Aspect social.
Services privés de sécurité.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Negotiating.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Interpersonal Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Bouncers
Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects
Private security services
Nachtklub
Türsteher
Risiko
Verbraucherverhalten
JSTOR-DDA
Nightclubs > Social aspects
Risk > Sociological aspects
Private security services > Case studies
Multi-User.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Nightclub as a Risk Market
  • "Policing" and "Bouncing"
  • Bouncer Culture
  • Getting In
  • Getting Noticed
  • Getting Home
  • Epilogue: Confessions of a "Playa Hata"
  • App. Observation Template.

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