Las Vegas: the social production of an all-American city
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 290 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 1577181360 1577181379 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Tables
vii
List of Maps
viii
List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgments
χ
Preface
xi
1
From Desert Oasis to Glitter Capital of the World
1
The Early Days
1
The Paradigm Shift in Urban Sociology
4
The Federal Trigger
9
A Good Government Town
12
Saved by the War
14
From Town to City: The Role of Venture Capital and
Real Estate
16
Venture Capital and the
1950s
Growth Spurt
20
Las Vegas Growth, Like Every Place Else
24
State Politics and Change in the
1960s 27
2
Corporations and the Advent of Megaresorts
30
The Fifth Phase of Growth: From the
1980s
to the Present
30
Out with the Old
40
Financing Las Vegas Development
42
New Forms of Competition
49
Downtown Fights Back
-
The Fremont Street Experience
52
A World-Class Airport
57
The New Face of Las Vegas
64
3
Media Vegas: Hype, Boosterism, and the Image of
the City
68
The Image of the City
68
Hollywood Vegas
69
Hype, Boosterism, and Advertising
76
The Physical Transformation of Las Vegas into a Cultural Icon:
Neon Signs and Fantasy Themes
85
The Allure of Gambling
88
vi
Contents
4
The Advent of Metropolitanization: Rapid Population
Growth and a Booming Economy
94
Boomtown in the Desert
94
Las Vegas Sub-Populations
101
Rapid Economic Growth 111
The Casino/Tourist Economy
118
Economic Diversification of the Region
123
5
The Normalization Process I: The Construction of
Community Life by the Private Sector
127
Master-Planned Communities
128
Effects of Mass Residential Development on Regional
Land Use
153
Uneven Development
155
Fragmented Communal Identities
161
6
The Normalization Process II: The Production of Civic
Culture by the Public Sector
164
Libraries as Community Cultural Centers
164
Local Political Culture and Normalization
179
Public Sector Support for Neighborhoods
180
Learning in Las Vegas: Public Sector Support for Education
183
7
Living in Las Vegas
192
The Unusual as Usual, or Normalization of the Odd
192
Las Vegas
-
Like Living Anywhere Else
207
Land of Duality
215
8
Local Politics and Community Interests
219
The Framework of State and Local Politics
220
Interests and Dominance in the Political Process
222
Competing Elites
224
Political Issues in the Rapidly Growing Region
234
Environmental Concerns
244
9
Las Vegas: An Ail-American Metropolis
254
The Metropolitan Future
257
The Limits of Weak Government
257
Growing Pains and Uneven Development
261
The Future of the Tourist-Based Economy
264
The Future Quality of Life
270
Conclusion
272
References
274
Index
284
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