Labor of Luck Casino Capitalism in the United States and South Africa

Name: Labor of Luck Casino Capitalism in the United States and South Africa
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ISBN: 9780520259492

ISBN-10: 0520259491

ISBN-13: 9780520259492

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jeff Sallaz

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Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/2/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Jeffrey J. Sallazis Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona.



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Preface


Introduction: Dealing with Globalization



Behind The Tables



Nevada: Learning to Deal



Silver State Casino: Entrepreneurs at Work



South Africa: Gambling with Empowerment



Gold City Casino: Effacing Labor



Beyond the Scenes



The Politics of Producing Service



Cut from the Same Cloth: Convergent Historical Origins



The Birth of Regulation: States, Stigmata, and Symbolic Capital



Of Dice and Men: Divergent Modes of Management


Conclusion: Casino Capitalism and Politico-Performativity


Methodological Appendix: Comparative Ethnography and Reflexive Science


Notes


Bibliography


Index