When Beyond the Mafia first appeared in 1996, it was hailed as a significant contribution to the history of Las Vegas and of ethnic minorities in America. Author, Alan Balboni traces the history of Italians in Las Vegas from the founding of the city in 1905, recording their activities in the fledgling settlement. As Las Vegas grew, Italian Americans participated in every aspect of the city's society and economy, including construction, retail establishments, hotels, and - after the statewide legalization of gambling in 1931 ...
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When Beyond the Mafia first appeared in 1996, it was hailed as a significant contribution to the history of Las Vegas and of ethnic minorities in America. Author, Alan Balboni traces the history of Italians in Las Vegas from the founding of the city in 1905, recording their activities in the fledgling settlement. As Las Vegas grew, Italian Americans participated in every aspect of the city's society and economy, including construction, retail establishments, hotels, and - after the statewide legalization of gambling in 1931 - the casino industry. Basing his research on well over a hundred interviews, as well as the records of Italian American organizations, public agencies, and other sources, Balboni has produced a sparkling, farsighted, and thoroughly documented account of the history of one of Las Vegas' most progressive and productive ethnic minorities. This new paperback edition includes an afterword by the author that brings the story of Las Vegas' Italian Americans up to the present.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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Balboni, Alan., University of Nevada Press, 1996, c1996, 2nd printing, cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 168 pp with notes, bibliography & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0874172438, 'Balboni acknowledges the substantial Italian-American presence among the ranks of men with shadowy pasts who brought capital and gaming expertise to Las Vegas. He contends, however, that the ethnic group as a whole received much undeserved adverse publicity due to the myth of the Mafia; the belief that all organized crime is ultimately controlled by a few Sicilian crime families', Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities, No. 37, Foreword by Jerome E. Edwards.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0874172438. 168 pages. Notes. Selected bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "A very comprehensive and exhaustive study of the Italians in Las Vegas...Fills a void in the literature concerning the influence and history of Italians in America."-Joseph Albini, author of The American Mafia: Genesis of a Legend. Beautiful fresh clean crisp copy. Dust jacket in archival-grade Brodart cover. Gift quality.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; ITALIAN AMERICANS LAS VEGAS NEV SOCIAL SCIENCE ETHNOLOGY Beyond the Mafia: Italian Americans and the Development of Las Vegas (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities) bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "A very compreh.
