Everyday Las Vegas
Subtitle: local life in a tourist town
By: Rex J. Rowley
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Reno
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780874179057; 9780874179064
Subjects: Social life and customs; Description and travel; Social conditions; Working class; Interviews; Tourism
Description: "Every year, nearly forty million peole from all over the world visit Las Vegas, though only two million call the city home. Using interviews with more than one hundred local residents, [this book] takes a close look at what life is like for those who live in a place that the rest of the world sees as an exotic, even decadent vacation destination."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-243) and index.
Table of contents: title: Layout; title: One hundred years of opportunity, luck, and rapid change; title: A place in the desert; title: Impressions; title: Watch 'em come, see 'em go; title: Getting along with growth; title: Stuck in the fast lane; title: Portraits; title: Locals in a tourist city; title: Life in a town of glitter and gold; title: Religion in sin city; title: Conclusion; title: Las Vegas becoming.