The labor of luck : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The labor of luck : casino capitalism in the United States and South Africa
AUTHOR:
Sallaz, Jeffrey J., 1974-
ISBN:
9780520259492
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xviii, 326 p. ; 23 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
ABSTRACT:
Investigates the radically different worlds of work and leisure in identically designed casinos in the United States and South Africa. This work provides an account of two years spent by the author working among both countries' casino dealers, pit bosses and politicians
SUBJECT:
| Casinos -- United States |
| Casinos -- South Africa |
BIBSUMMARY:
Investigates the radically different worlds of work and leisure in identically designed casinos in the United States and South Africa. This work provides an account of two years spent by the author working among both countries' casino dealers, pit bosses and politicians