The mundane and the spectacular : everyday life in Las Vegas

Author

Gottdiener, Mark

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

Stripping Las Vegas : a contextual review of casino resort architecture

Author (monograph)

Jaschke, Karin (Editor, Collective Author); Ötsch, Silke (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Stripping Las Vegas : a contextual review of casino resort architecture. 2003, 41-50

Publisher

University of Weimar Press, Weimar (deu)

Publication country

Germany

Abstract (en)

Explores the urbanism of Las Vegas, focusing on the everyday lives and interests of its inhabitants. Deals with how the entertainment industry of Las Vegas is connected to local residential markets and an increasingly prominent civic culture, illustrated by a network of libraries and other cultural institutions.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Architecture -- Urbanism -- United States
• Urbanism
• Las Vegas (NV, USA)
• Spectacle
• Real estate
• Economics
• Civil architecture
• Libraries
• Architecture
• Public
• Daily life
• Las Vegas (NV, USA), Strip
• 1900-2000

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Architecture -- Urbanisme -- États-Unis
• Urbanisme
• Las Vegas (NV, USA)
• Spectacle
• Propriété immobilière
• Economie
• Architecture civile
• Bibliothèque
• Architecture
• Public
• Vie quotidienne
• Las Vegas (NV, USA), Strip
• 1900-2000

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier20040401-00073788

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