Betting On Macau: Casino Capitalism And China&Apos S Consumer Revolution Tim Simpson University Of Minnesota Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

A Comprehensive Look Into How Macau\ S Recent Decades Of Gambling-Related Growth Produced One The Wealthiest Territories On Planetbetting Macau Delves Radical Transformation What Was Formerly Last Remaining European Territory In Asia Returned To People\ Republic China 1999 After Nearly Half Millennium Portuguese Rule Examining Unprecedented Scale Its Development And Key Role China\ Economic Revolution Tim Simpson Follows Emergence From Historical Obscurity Become Most Profitable Casino Gaming Locale World Identified As Unesco Heritage Site Renowned For Unique Blend Chinese Colonial-Era Architecture Contemporary Has Metamorphosed Surreal Hypermodern Urban Landscape Augmented By Massive Megaresorts Including Two World\ Largest Buildings Situates Origins Strategic Trading Port Ensuing History Alongside Global Capitalist System Charting Influx Foreign Investment Construction Tourism Past That Helped Generate Territory\ Enormous Wealth Presented Through Cross Section Postcolonial Studies Social Theory With Extensive Insight Gambling Industry Betting Uncovers Various Roots Lucrative Capitalism Turn Trenchant Analysis Provides Distinctive View Broader Project Urbanization Post-Mao Reforms Continued Rise Consumer Culture Σελίδες: 384 Διαστάσεις: 14X14Cm