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  The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas (Paperback) Edited by Hal Rothman, Edited by Mike Davis

  

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  Short Description for The Grit Beneath the GlitterLong-time residents and professionals reflect on the transformation of one of the fastest-growing and most famous cities on Earth, Las Vegas. They offer a portrait of the other side of the city - the people and institutions that support the glitter of the gaming and entertainment industry.
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  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Published: 15 March 2002
  • Format: Paperback 388 pages
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  • Categories: History Of The Americas
  • ISBN 13: 9780520225381 ISBN 10: 0520225384
  • Sales rank: 1,032,336

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• The Grit Beneath the Glitter is the first real look at the new Las Vegas from the inside. In it, long-time residents as well as professionals reflect on the transformation of one of the fastest-growing and most famous cities on earth, yet one about which relatively little is known. They offer a lively and compelling portrait of the other side of Las Vegas: the people and institutions that support the glitter of the gaming and entertainment industry. Examining a range of topics - from the city's commercial history, labor conditions, and environmental problems to an analysis of the famous lights of the Strip - the contributors uncover the contradictions between the illusion and the reality of the city, the seam between fantasy and the life it masks. The essays in this collection explore the world that employees experience when they enter gaming palaces from an employee entrance in a back parking lot rather than through the scripted doors of casino/hotel palaces. They take readers into the neighborhoods where 1.4 million Americans now live, attend school, eat dinner, and go to work.