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Devil's bargains : tourism in the twentieth-century American West / Hal K. Rothman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Development of western resourcesPublication details: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1998.Description: xi, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0700610561 (pbk)
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Contents:
Maui Redux -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tourism and the Framing of a Culture -- 3. The Tourism of Hegemony I: Railroads, Elites, and the Grand Canyon -- 4. The Tourism of Hegemony II: The Railroad, Neonativity, and Santa Fe -- 5. Tourism on the Actual Periphery: Archaeology and Dude Ranching -- 6. Intraregional Tourism: Automobiles, Roads, and the National Parks -- 7. From Steamboat Springs to Sun Valley: Regional and Nationally Marketed Skiing -- 8. The Spread of Recreational Tourism: Skiing in the Postwar West -- 9. Residence-based Resorts: Second Homes and Outside Influence -- 10. "Powder Aplenty for Native and Guest Alike": From Community to Corporate Control -- 11. Entertainment Tourism: Making Experience Malleable -- 12. Purifying the Wages of Sin: Corporate Las Vegas -- 13. The Melange of Postmodern Tourism.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks G155.U6R66 1998 1 Available 33710000965850

Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-425) and index.

Maui Redux -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tourism and the Framing of a Culture -- 3. The Tourism of Hegemony I: Railroads, Elites, and the Grand Canyon -- 4. The Tourism of Hegemony II: The Railroad, Neonativity, and Santa Fe -- 5. Tourism on the Actual Periphery: Archaeology and Dude Ranching -- 6. Intraregional Tourism: Automobiles, Roads, and the National Parks -- 7. From Steamboat Springs to Sun Valley: Regional and Nationally Marketed Skiing -- 8. The Spread of Recreational Tourism: Skiing in the Postwar West -- 9. Residence-based Resorts: Second Homes and Outside Influence -- 10. "Powder Aplenty for Native and Guest Alike": From Community to Corporate Control -- 11. Entertainment Tourism: Making Experience Malleable -- 12. Purifying the Wages of Sin: Corporate Las Vegas -- 13. The Melange of Postmodern Tourism.