In the Desert of Desire: Las Vegas and the Culture of Spectacle

by William L. Fox

Book Overview

Las Vegas, says William Fox, is a pay-as-you-play paradise that succeeds in satisfying our fantasies of wealth and the excesses of pleasure and consumption that go with it. In this context, Fox examines how Las Vegas's culture of spectacle has obscured the boundaries between high art and entertainment extravaganza, nature and fantasy, for-profit and nonprofit enterprises. His purview ranges from casino art galleries--including Steve Wynn's private...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874175631
• ISBN13: 9780874175639
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"