Description: From Steel to Slots : Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial City, Hardcover by Taft, Chloe E., ISBN 0674660498, ISBN-13 9780674660496, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US "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 theglobal transitions of "casino capitalism" and a shift towards economies based on service, entertainment, and financial speculation are lived, legitimated, and contested in and through the local landscape of a former industrial city. As legalized gamblingspreads in the United States and around the world to drive economic revitalization, create jobs, and generate tax revenues, multinational casino corporations are increasingly acting as urban planners."--Provided by publisher.
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Book Title: From Steel to Slots : Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial Cit
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: From Steel to Slots : Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial City
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Globalization, Regional Studies, Economic Conditions, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling), Sociology / Urban
Item Height: 1.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Games & Activities, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Chloé E. Taft
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
