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Vegas at odds : labor conflict in a leisure economy, 1960-1985 / James P. Kraft.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kraft, James P.
- Series:
- Studies in industry and society.
- Studies in industry and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Labor movement--Nevada--Las Vegas--History--20th century.
- Labor movement.
- Labor--Nevada--Las Vegas--History--20th century.
- Labor.
- Las Vegas (Nev.)--Economic conditions--20th century.
- Las Vegas (Nev.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed.
- Contents:
- The rise of corporate resorts
- Working in Las Vegas
- The first work stoppages
- The struggle for the casinos
- Workplace incidents
- Fighting for equal rights
- The spirit of '76
- Management digs in, 1982-1984
- The strike of 1984-1985.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9865-X
- OCLC:
- 647917314
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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