The labor of luck [[electronic resource] ] : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa / / Jeffrey J. Sallaz |
Autore | Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/77950968 |
Soggetto topico |
Casinos - United States
Casinos - South Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-35988-6
9786612359880 0-520-94465-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Dealing With Globalization -- 1. Nevada: Learning To Deal -- 2. Silver State Casino: Entrepreneurs At Work -- 3. South Africa: Gambling With Empowerment -- 4. Gold City Casino: Effacing Labor -- 5. The Politics Of Producing Service -- 6. Cut From The Same Cloth: Convergent Historical Origins -- 7. The Birth Of Regulation: States, Stigmata, And Symbolic Capital -- 8. Of Dice And Men: Divergent Modes Of Management -- Conclusion: Casino Capitalism And Politico-Performativity -- Methodological Appendix: Comparative Ethnography And Reflexive Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456101403321 |
Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The labor of luck [[electronic resource] ] : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa / / Jeffrey J. Sallaz |
Autore | Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/77950968 |
Soggetto topico |
Casinos - United States
Casinos - South Africa |
Soggetto non controllato |
africa
american casinos business and industry business capitalism casino capitalism casino dealers casino industry casino management comparative ethnography consumerism economic history ethnography global casino gold city casino labor studies las vegas neoliberalism north america pit bosses political history postcolonialism power and wealth regulated labor regulations silver state casino sociology south africa south african casinos united states of america vegas experience work and labor |
ISBN |
1-282-35988-6
9786612359880 0-520-94465-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Dealing With Globalization -- 1. Nevada: Learning To Deal -- 2. Silver State Casino: Entrepreneurs At Work -- 3. South Africa: Gambling With Empowerment -- 4. Gold City Casino: Effacing Labor -- 5. The Politics Of Producing Service -- 6. Cut From The Same Cloth: Convergent Historical Origins -- 7. The Birth Of Regulation: States, Stigmata, And Symbolic Capital -- 8. Of Dice And Men: Divergent Modes Of Management -- Conclusion: Casino Capitalism And Politico-Performativity -- Methodological Appendix: Comparative Ethnography And Reflexive Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780435803321 |
Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The labor of luck : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa / / Jeffrey J. Sallaz |
Autore | Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/77950968 |
Soggetto topico |
Casinos - United States
Casinos - South Africa |
ISBN |
1-282-35988-6
9786612359880 0-520-94465-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Dealing With Globalization -- 1. Nevada: Learning To Deal -- 2. Silver State Casino: Entrepreneurs At Work -- 3. South Africa: Gambling With Empowerment -- 4. Gold City Casino: Effacing Labor -- 5. The Politics Of Producing Service -- 6. Cut From The Same Cloth: Convergent Historical Origins -- 7. The Birth Of Regulation: States, Stigmata, And Symbolic Capital -- 8. Of Dice And Men: Divergent Modes Of Management -- Conclusion: Casino Capitalism And Politico-Performativity -- Methodological Appendix: Comparative Ethnography And Reflexive Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826163503321 |
Sallaz Jeffrey J. <1974-> | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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