From Steel to Slots Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial City |
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| Author:
| Taft, Chloe E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-66049-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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Bethlehem PA was synonymous with steel. But after the factories closed, the city bet its future on casino gambling. Chloe Taft describes a city struggling to make sense of the ways global capitalism transforms jobs, landscapes, and identities. While residents often have few cards to play, the shape economic progress takes is not inevitable.
Bethlehem PA was synonymous with steel. But after the factories closed, the city bet its future on casino gambling. Chloe Taft describes a city struggling to make sense of the ways global capitalism transforms jobs, landscapes, and identities. While residents often have few cards to play, the shape economic progress takes is not inevitable.