An edition of Devil's bargains (1998)

Devil's bargains

tourism in the twentieth-century American West

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An edition of Devil's bargains (1998)

Devil's bargains

tourism in the twentieth-century American West

The West is popularly perceived as America's last outpost of unfettered opportunity, but twentieth-century corporate tourism has transformed it into America's "land of opportunism." From Sun Valley to Santa Fe, towns throughout the West have been turned over to outsiders - and not just to those who visit and move on, but to those who stay and control.

Although tourism has been a blessing for many, bringing economic and cultural prosperity to communities without obvious means of support or allowing towns on the brink of extinction to renew themselves, the costs on more intangible levels may be said to outweigh the benefits and be a devil's bargain in the making. Hal Rothman examines the effect of twentieth-century tourism on the West and exposes that industry's darker side.

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Language
English
Pages
434

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Edition Notes

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

Published in
Lawrence, Kan
Series
Development of western resources

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
338.4/791780433
Library of Congress
G155.U6 R66 1998, G155.U6R66 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 434 p. :
Number of pages
434

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL358560M
Internet Archive
devilsbargainsto0000roth
ISBN 10
0700609105
LCCN
98018520
OCLC/WorldCat
98018520, 38916750
Library Thing
109796
Goodreads
1248761

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