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Vegas at Odds
James P. Kraft
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Description for Vegas at Odds
American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; KNSP; KNXB2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
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 casino and hotel workers and their relations with the companies they work for and occasionally strike against. James P. Kraft here explores the rise and changing fortunes of organized and unorganized labor as Las Vegas evolved from a small, somewhat seedy desert oasis into the glitzy tourist destination that it is today. Drawing ... Read more
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 casino and hotel workers and their relations with the companies they work for and occasionally strike against. James P. Kraft here explores the rise and changing fortunes of organized and unorganized labor as Las Vegas evolved from a small, somewhat seedy desert oasis into the glitzy tourist destination that it is today. Drawing ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Industry and Society
Number of Pages
304
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801893575
SKU
V9780801893575
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About James P. Kraft
James P. Kraft is an associate professor of history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the author of Stage to Studio: Musicians and the Sound Revolution, 1890-1950, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Vegas at Odds
This work is a welcome addition to the field of labor relations and labor history... Highly recommended. Choice 2010 This book would appeal to anyone interested in the history of Las Vegas, labor relations, organized labor, or knowing more about the worker struggles that took place behind the neon lights.
Amy Butler Monthly Labor Review 2011
Amy Butler Monthly Labor Review 2011