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Author

Kraft, James P.

Title Vegas at odds [electronic resource] : labor conflict in a leisure economy, 1960-1985 / James P. Kraft.

Imprint

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 273 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.
Series	Studies in industry and society
	Studies in industry and society.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Labor movement -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- History -- 20th century.
	Labor -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- History -- 20th century.
	Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780801893575 (hardcover : alk. paper)
	0801893577 (hardcover : alk. paper)