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Vegas at Odds : Labor Conflict in a Leisure Economy, 1960-1985.

The stories of the shadowy networks and wealthy people who bankrolled and sustained Las Vegas's continuous reinvention are well documented in works of scholarship, journalism, and popular culture. Yet no one has studied closely and over a long period of time the dynamics of the workforce--the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kraft, James P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Colección:Studies in industry and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Rise of Corporate Resorts
  • 2 Working in Las Vegas
  • 3 The First Work Stoppages
  • 4 The Struggle for the Casinos
  • 5 Workplace Incidents
  • 6 Fighting for Equal Rights
  • 7 The Spirit of â€?76
  • 8 Management Digs In, 1982â€? 1984
  • 9 The Strike of 1984â€?1985
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Essay on Sources
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W