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Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise
Kathryn R. L. Rand Steven Andrew Light
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Description for Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise
Paperback. Examines Indian gaming in detail: what it is, how it became on of the most politically charged phenomena for tribes and states today, and the legal and political compromises that shape its present and will determine its future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
From Connecticut to California, Native American tribes have entered the gambling business, some making money and nearly all igniting controversy. The image of the "casino Indian" is everywhere. Some observers suspect corruption or criminal ties, or have doubts about tribal authenticity. Many tribes disagree, contending that Indian gaming has strengthened tribal governments and vastly improved the quality of reservation life for American Indians.
This book provides the clearest and most complete account to date of the laws and politics of Indian gaming. Steven Light and Kathryn Rand explain how it has become one of today's most politically charged phenomena: at ... Read more
From Connecticut to California, Native American tribes have entered the gambling business, some making money and nearly all igniting controversy. The image of the "casino Indian" is everywhere. Some observers suspect corruption or criminal ties, or have doubts about tribal authenticity. Many tribes disagree, contending that Indian gaming has strengthened tribal governments and vastly improved the quality of reservation life for American Indians.
This book provides the clearest and most complete account to date of the laws and politics of Indian gaming. Steven Light and Kathryn Rand explain how it has become one of today's most politically charged phenomena: at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615537
SKU
V9780700615537
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Ref
99-15
About Kathryn R. L. Rand Steven Andrew Light
Steven Andrew Light is associate professor of political science and public administration at the University of North Dakota. Kathryn R.L. Rand is associate professor of law at the University of North Dakota School of Law, where both are founders and codirectors of the Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy.
Reviews for Indian Gaming and Tribal Sovereignty: The Casino Compromise
“Light and Rand have studied the history, legalities, economics, politics, and social issues surrounding Indian casinos to produce this readable and highly informative volume. Their work, the most significant and comprehensive book on the subject to date, remarkably examines and documents from both Indian and non-Indian perspectives the wide array of concerns, public policy shifts, and sovereignty issues that have ... Read more