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The black book and the mob : the untold story of the control of Nevada's casinos / Ronald A. Farrell and Carole Case.

Title
The black book and the mob : the untold story of the control of Nevada's casinos / Ronald A. Farrell and Carole Case.
Author
Farrell, Ronald A.
Publication
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1995.

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Case, Carole, 1942-
Description
xiv, 286 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Casinos > Nevada
  • Gambling > Nevada
  • Gambling and crime > Nevada
  • Organized crime > Nevada
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-275) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Denunciation and the Illusion of Social Control -- pt. 1. The Early Period of Nevada Gambling. 2. Babylon in the Desert. 3. Genesis of the Black Book. 4. A Savior Comes to Babylon -- pt. 2. Internal Crises in the Industry. 5. Enemies from Within. 6. Control Comes to Babylon. 7. Tamer "The Atypical" -- pt. 3. The Revitalization Period. 8. Renewed Zeal. 9. Cusumano "The Typical" 10. Contemporary Moral Crises. 11. Return to Morality -- pt. 4. Denunciation and Inequality. 12. Righteous Indignation and the Mark of Cain -- Epilogue: Where Are They Now?
ISBN
  • 0299147509
  • 0299147541 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^95012293^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library