Resort City In The Sunbelt, Second Edition : 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moehring, Eugene P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, 2000.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Stadscultuur.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Toerisme.
Tourism.
Resorts.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Lieux de villegiature > Nevada > Las Vegas > Histoire.
Tourism > Nevada > Las Vegas > History.
Resorts > Nevada > Las Vegas > History.
Nevada > Las Vegas.
Las Vegas (Nev.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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