From steel to slots : casino capitalism in the postindustrial city /

"Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the world headquarters of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation for most of the twentieth century, is now home to an industrial-themed casino. Based on extensive fieldwork and dozens of interviews, From Steel to Slots explores how the global transitions of "casino capit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taft, Chloe E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Casinos > Pennsylvania > Bethlehem.
Globalization > Pennsylvania > Bethlehem.
Casinos > Pennsylvanie > Bethlehem.
Mondialisation > Pennsylvanie > Bethlehem.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Casinos
Economic history
Globalization
Bethlehem (Pa.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Pennsylvania > Bethlehem
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Grand openings and closings
  • Order in the landscape
  • Christmas city and sin city simply do not go together
  • The postindustrial factory
  • A steel site in limbo
  • Landscapes of life and loss
  • What happens in Bethlehem depends on Macau
  • Conclusion: Postindustrial planning and possibility.

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