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Peoples Of Las Vegas : One City, Many Faces / edited by Jerry L. Simich and Thomas C. Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Shepperson Series in Nevada History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural pluralism--Nevada--Las Vegas.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Ethnology--Nevada--Las Vegas.
- Ethnology.
- Las Vegas (Nev.)--Ethnic relations.
- Las Vegas (Nev.).
- Las Vegas (Nev.)--Population.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beneath the glitzy surface of the resorts and the seemingly cookie-cutter suburban sprawl of Las Vegas lies a vibrant and diverse ethnic life. People of varied origins make up the population of nearly two million and yet, until now, little mention of the city has been made in studies and discussion of ethnicity or immigration. The Peoples of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces fills this void by presenting the work of seventeen scholars of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, law, urban studies, cultural studies, literature, social work, and ethnic studies to provide profiles of thirteen of the city's many ethnic groups. The book's introduction and opening chapters explore the historical and demographic context of these groups, as well as analyze the economic and social conditions that make Las Vegas so attractive to recent immigrants. Each group is the subject of the subsequent chapters, outlining migration motivations and processes, economic pursuits, cultural institutions and means of transmitting culture, involvement in the broader community, ties to homelands, and recent demographic trends.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1: Immigration, Ethnicity, and the Rise of Las Vegas; 2: The Ethnic Diversification of Las Vegas; 3: Southern Paiutes, the Native Americans; 4: The Mexicans; 5: The African Americans; 6: The Chinese; 7: The Greeks; 8: The Italians; 9: The Jews; 10: The Croats; 11: The Poles; 12: The Filipinos; 13: The Salvadorans; 14: Peoples from the Indian Subcontinent; 15: The Chileans; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780874176513
- 0874176514
- OCLC:
- 61154949
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