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The Making of Modern Nevada (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Hal Rothman
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Description for The Making of Modern Nevada (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Paperback. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Nevada has always been different from other states. Almost from its beginning, Nevada sanctioned behaviors considered immoral elsewhere—gambling, prize-fighting, brothels, easy divorce—and embraced a culture of individualism and disdain for the constraints of more conventional society. In The Making of Modern Nevada, author Hal Rothman focuses on the factors that shaped the state’s original maverick, colonial status and those that later allowed it to emerge as the new standard of American consumer- ism and postmodern liberalism. Rothman introduces the masters who sought to own Nevada, from bonanza kings to Mafia mobsters, as well as the politicians, miners, gamblers, civic and ... Read more
Nevada has always been different from other states. Almost from its beginning, Nevada sanctioned behaviors considered immoral elsewhere—gambling, prize-fighting, brothels, easy divorce—and embraced a culture of individualism and disdain for the constraints of more conventional society. In The Making of Modern Nevada, author Hal Rothman focuses on the factors that shaped the state’s original maverick, colonial status and those that later allowed it to emerge as the new standard of American consumer- ism and postmodern liberalism. Rothman introduces the masters who sought to own Nevada, from bonanza kings to Mafia mobsters, as well as the politicians, miners, gamblers, civic and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874178265
SKU
V9780874178265
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