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High stakes : Florida Seminole gaming and sovereignty / Jessica R. Cattelino.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cattelino, Jessica R.
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Seminole Indians--Florida--Government relations.
Seminole Indians.
Seminole Indians--Florida--Economic conditions.
Gambling on Indian reservations--Florida.
Gambling on Indian reservations.
Indians of North America--Gambling--Florida.
Indians of North America.
Tribal government--Florida.
Tribal government.
Self-determination, National--Florida.
Self-determination, National.
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (312 p.)
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Ethnography that looks at how the casinos run by the Florida Seminoles have affected the tribe's ideas about sovereignty and cultural distinctiveness.
Contents:
Introduction: Seminole gaming in the Sunshine State
1. Casino roots
2. Cultural currencies
3. Fungibility: the politics of casino money
Interlude: Mateo Romero's Indian gaming
4. Rebuilding sovereignty
5. Sovereign interdependencies
Conclusion: Betting on the house.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780822391302 (electronic book)
9786613036025
9781283036023
1283036029
9780822391302
0822391309
OCLC:
246726504

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