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| Author: | Douglass, W. A. Raento, P. |
| Title: | The tradition of invention: conceiving Las Vegas |
| Journal: | Annals of Tourism Research
2004 : JAN, VOL. 31:1, p. 7-23 |
| Index terms: | Tourism Culture History USA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the history and the mindset that contributed to the tourist triumph of a most improbable candidate. Emphasis is upon the gambling meccas's tradition of invention as opposed to its invention of tradition. In the world of contemporary tourism, Las Vegas has become more paradigmatic than parasitical. |
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