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Nightclub : bouncers, risk, and the spectacle of consumption / George S. Rigakos.

Title
Nightclub : bouncers, risk, and the spectacle of consumption / George S. Rigakos.
Author
Rigakos, George
Publication
Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008.

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Description
viii, 273 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Bouncers
  • Nightclubs > Social aspects
  • Consumption (Economics) > Social aspects
  • Private security services
  • Videurs
  • Boîtes de nuit > Aspect social
  • Consommation (Économie politique) > Aspect social
  • Sécurité, Services privés de
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references: p. [255]-268.
Contents
Introduction -- Nightclub as a Risk Market -- "Policing" and "Bouncing" -- Bouncer Culture -- Getting In -- Getting Noticed -- Getting Home -- Epilogue: Confessions of a "Playa Hata" -- App. Observation Template.
ISBN
  • 9780773533615 (bound)
  • 0773533613 (bound)
  • 9780773533622 (pbk.)
  • 0773533621 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2008298623
OCLC
175282604
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library