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American Nightmares : Social Problems in an Anxious World / / Joel Best
American Nightmares : Social Problems in an Anxious World / / Joel Best
Autore Best Joel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 306.0973
Soggetto topico Anxiety - Social aspects - United States
Soggetto non controllato american dream
anxiety
collective memory
daily apprehension
dismantling ideas about the future
early retirement
fantasies
fears
generations
graduate from college
healthcare
insecure social times
kids not learning
net worth
own a home
schools failing
social institutions
social problems
socially constructed problems
sociology marginalization
sociology
ISBN 0-520-96890-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part One: Contemporary Concerns -- 1. Popular Hazards; or, How We Insist Similar Social Problems Are Different -- 2. American Nightmares; or, Why Sociologists Hate the American Dream / Schweingruber, David -- Part Two: Constructing Future Problems -- 3. Evaluating Predictions; or, How to Compare the Maya Calendar, Social Security, and Climate Change -- 4. Future Talk; or, How Slippery Slopes Shape Concern -- Part Three: Looking Backward and Beyond Sociology -- 5. Memories as Problems; or, How to Reconsider Confederate Flags and Other Symbols of the Past / Nichols, Lawrence T. -- 6. Economicization; or, Why Economists Get More Respect Than Sociologists -- Afterword: The Future of American Nightmares -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910796240803321
Best Joel  
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2018]
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Buddha is hiding [[electronic resource] ] : refugees, citizenship, the new America / / Aihwa Ong
Buddha is hiding [[electronic resource] ] : refugees, citizenship, the new America / / Aihwa Ong
Autore Ong Aihwa
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (355 p.)
Disciplina 305.895/93079466
Collana California series in public anthropology
Soggetto topico Cambodian Americans - California - Oakland - Social conditions
Cambodian Americans - California - Oakland - Ethnic identity
Cambodian Americans - Civil rights - California - Oakland
Refugees - California - Oakland - Social conditions
Refugees - Civil rights - California - Oakland
Citizenship - Social aspects - United States
Soggetto non controllato american citizenship
american culture
american dream
american institutions
anthropology
asia scholars
buddhism
buddhists
california
cambodian americans
cambodian refugees
citizenship experience
cultural anthropologists
demographic studies
ethnic tensions
fieldwork
globalization
minority citizens
modern history
new america
nonfiction study
oakland
pol pot regime
race and class
regional history
san francisco
social sciences
southeast asia
textbooks
welfare
ISBN 1-59734-513-X
9786612762925
0-520-93716-3
1-282-76292-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction: Government and Citizenship -- Part I. In Pol Pot Time -- PART II. Governing through Freedom -- PART III. Church and Marketplace -- PART IV. Reconfigurations of Citizenship -- Afterword: Assemblages of Human Needs -- Notes -- Index
Altri titoli varianti Refugees, citizenship, the new America
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777072703321
Ong Aihwa  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003
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Driving after class : anxious times in an American suburb / / Rachel Heiman
Driving after class : anxious times in an American suburb / / Rachel Heiman
Autore Heiman Rachel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (743 p.)
Disciplina 305.5/509749
Collana California Series in Public Anthropology
Soggetto topico Social classes - New Jersey
Suburban life - New Jersey
Middle class - New Jersey
Soggetto non controllato 21st century american culture
affordable homes
american dream
american economy
anthropology
better schools
california series in public anthropology
capitalism
class anxieties
class in america
community meetings
consumerism
cultural studies
democracy
economic changes
ethnographic research
family
hyperconsumption
middle class
neoliberal citizenship
new jersey suburb
political
public anthropology
race and class
rugged entitlement
school redistricting
security gates
suburban american dream
ISBN 0-520-27775-9
0-520-96031-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Common Sense in Anxious Times -- 2. Being Post-Brooklyn -- 3. Gate Expectations -- 4. Driving after Class -- 5. Vehicles for Rugged Entitlement -- 6. From White Flight to Community Might -- 7. A Conclusion, or Rather, a Commencement -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910787234803321
Heiman Rachel  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
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Driving after class : anxious times in an American suburb / / Rachel Heiman
Driving after class : anxious times in an American suburb / / Rachel Heiman
Autore Heiman Rachel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (743 p.)
Disciplina 305.5/509749
Collana California Series in Public Anthropology
Soggetto topico Social classes - New Jersey
Suburban life - New Jersey
Middle class - New Jersey
Soggetto non controllato 21st century american culture
affordable homes
american dream
american economy
anthropology
better schools
california series in public anthropology
capitalism
class anxieties
class in america
community meetings
consumerism
cultural studies
democracy
economic changes
ethnographic research
family
hyperconsumption
middle class
neoliberal citizenship
new jersey suburb
political
public anthropology
race and class
rugged entitlement
school redistricting
security gates
suburban american dream
ISBN 0-520-27775-9
0-520-96031-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Common Sense in Anxious Times -- 2. Being Post-Brooklyn -- 3. Gate Expectations -- 4. Driving after Class -- 5. Vehicles for Rugged Entitlement -- 6. From White Flight to Community Might -- 7. A Conclusion, or Rather, a Commencement -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819423503321
Heiman Rachel  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015
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Empire and revolution [[electronic resource] ] : the Americans in Mexico since the Civil War / / John Mason Hart
Empire and revolution [[electronic resource] ] : the Americans in Mexico since the Civil War / / John Mason Hart
Autore Hart John M (John Mason), <1935->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (722 p.)
Disciplina 972/.00413
Soggetto topico Americans - Mexico - History
Investments, American - Mexico - History
Nationalism - Mexico - History
Soggetto non controllato america
american attitudes
american dream
banking industry
civil war
corruption
economic growth
expansion
global empire
globalization
historians
historical analysis
historical perspective
historiography
international relations
manifest destiny
mexican revolution
mexico
mining
nafta
national infrastructure
natural resources
nonfiction
oil industry
railroad
revolution
revolutionaries
social connections
textbooks
united states
us expansion
war
ISBN 0-520-90077-4
1-282-35825-1
9786612358258
0-520-93929-8
1-59734-593-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Imperial Ambition -- 1. Arms And Capital -- 2. Rival Concessionaires -- 3. Ubiquitous Financiers -- 4. Building The Railroads -- 5. Silver, Copper, Gold, And Oil -- 6. Absentee Landlords -- 7. Resident American Elite -- 8. Boomers, Sooners, And Settlers -- 9. Mexico For The Mexicans -- 10. Interventions And Firestorms -- 11. Crisis In The New Regime -- 12. Nationalization Of Land And Industry -- 13. Cooperation And Accommodation -- 14. Return Of The American Financiers -- 15. Mexico In The New World Order -- Conclusion: Imperial America -- Endpiece -- Appendix 1. Partial List Of American Landholdings And Ownership In Mexico, 100,000 Acres And More, 1910-1913 -- Appendix 2. Partial List Of American Properties Of More Than 100,000 Acres Or Of Special Significance, Derived Via Government Portions Of Land Surveys Or From The Land Survey Companies, 1876-1910 -- Appendix 3. American Banking Syndicates Formed To Render Financial Support To Britain And Her Allies During World War I, September 1914-April 1917 -- Notes On Archival Sources -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780375203321
Hart John M (John Mason), <1935->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
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Migra! [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the U.S. Border Patrol / / Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Migra! [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the U.S. Border Patrol / / Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Autore Hernandez Kelly Lytle
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (334 pages)
Disciplina 363.28/50973
Collana American crossroads
Soggetto topico Noncitizens - Mexican-American Border Region
Illegal immigration
Soggetto non controllato abandoned factory
aliens
american dream
american history
biography
border patrol creation
borderlands
comprehensive migration control
illegal immigrants
immigrants
memoir
mexican border
minorities
police force
political activism
political awareness
undocumented
us border patrol history
us mexico relations
ISBN 1282556223
9786612556227
0520945719
0520946618
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- introduction -- Part One. Formation -- Part Two. Transformation -- Part Three. Operation Wetback and Beyond -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Altri titoli varianti History of the U.S. Border Patrol
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792406303321
Hernandez Kelly Lytle  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010
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Moral laboratories : family peril and the struggle for a good life / / Cheryl Mattingly
Moral laboratories : family peril and the struggle for a good life / / Cheryl Mattingly
Autore Mattingly Cheryl <1951->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina 362.19892009794/93
Soggetto topico Chronically ill children - Medical care - Moral and ethical aspects - California - Los Angeles County
Children with disabilities - Medical care - Moral and ethical aspects - California - Los Angeles County
African American families - California - Los Angeles County
Medical anthropology - California - Los Angeles County
Medical ethics - California - Los Angeles County
Soggetto non controllato african american families
american dream
american studies
anthropology of morality
anthropology
breakdown
chronic illness
cultural studies
ethical framework
ethnographic research
everyday occurances
family
first person perspective
generational
health care
health
human condition
love
moral life
moral transformation
morality
parenthood
personal experiences
politics
radical change
serious chronic medical conditions
struggle for a good life
transformative power
uncertainty
united states of america
ISBN 0-520-28120-9
0-520-95953-1
Classificazione SOC002000MED035000SOC026000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Chapter 1. Experimental Soccer and the Good Life -- Chapter 2. First Person Virtue Ethics and the Anthropology of Morality -- Chapter 3. Home Experiments -- Chapter 4. Luck, Friendship, and the Narrative Self -- Chapter 5. Moral Tragedy -- Chapter 6. The Flight of the Blue Balloons -- Chapter 7. Rival Moral Traditions and the Miracle Baby -- Chapter 8. Dueling Confessions -- Chapter 9. Tragedy, Possibility, and Philosophical Anthropology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791300603321
Mattingly Cheryl <1951->  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
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Moral laboratories : family peril and the struggle for a good life / / Cheryl Mattingly
Moral laboratories : family peril and the struggle for a good life / / Cheryl Mattingly
Autore Mattingly Cheryl <1951->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina 362.19892009794/93
Soggetto topico Chronically ill children - Medical care - Moral and ethical aspects - California - Los Angeles County
Children with disabilities - Medical care - Moral and ethical aspects - California - Los Angeles County
African American families - California - Los Angeles County
Medical anthropology - California - Los Angeles County
Medical ethics - California - Los Angeles County
Soggetto non controllato african american families
american dream
american studies
anthropology of morality
anthropology
breakdown
chronic illness
cultural studies
ethical framework
ethnographic research
everyday occurances
family
first person perspective
generational
health care
health
human condition
love
moral life
moral transformation
morality
parenthood
personal experiences
politics
radical change
serious chronic medical conditions
struggle for a good life
transformative power
uncertainty
united states of america
ISBN 0-520-28120-9
0-520-95953-1
Classificazione SOC002000MED035000SOC026000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Chapter 1. Experimental Soccer and the Good Life -- Chapter 2. First Person Virtue Ethics and the Anthropology of Morality -- Chapter 3. Home Experiments -- Chapter 4. Luck, Friendship, and the Narrative Self -- Chapter 5. Moral Tragedy -- Chapter 6. The Flight of the Blue Balloons -- Chapter 7. Rival Moral Traditions and the Miracle Baby -- Chapter 8. Dueling Confessions -- Chapter 9. Tragedy, Possibility, and Philosophical Anthropology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826956203321
Mattingly Cheryl <1951->  
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
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The student loan mess : how good intentions created a trillion-dollar problem / / Joel Best, Eric Best
The student loan mess : how good intentions created a trillion-dollar problem / / Joel Best, Eric Best
Autore Best Joel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (246 p.)
Disciplina 378.3/62
Altri autori (Persone) BestEric
Soggetto topico Student loans - United States
Student loans - Government policy - United States
College graduates - United States - Finance, Personal
Soggetto non controllato american dream
college costs
college education
college students
college
crushing debt
deadbeat students
defaulting on debts
economic crisis
economy
education
father and son team
federal education legislation
finances
financial aid
for profit colleges
former banker
higher education
loans
money
mortgage meltdown
political
retrospective
social concerns
sociologist
student loan debts
student loan disaster
student loan policies
students and schools
teachers and faculty
university
wealth
ISBN 0-520-95844-6
Classificazione SOC026000SOC002010
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Good Intentions and Wasted Brainpower: The First Student Loan Mess -- 2. Disillusionment and Deadbeats: The Second Student Loan Mess -- 3. Outrage and Crushing Debt: The Third Student Loan Mess -- 4. Dread and the For-Profit Bubble: The Fourth Student Loan Mess -- 5. What's Next? Prospective Student Loan Messes -- 6. Beyond Making Messes? -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910789392503321
Best Joel  
Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
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The student loan mess : how good intentions created a trillion-dollar problem / / Joel Best, Eric Best
The student loan mess : how good intentions created a trillion-dollar problem / / Joel Best, Eric Best
Autore Best Joel
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (246 p.)
Disciplina 378.3/62
Altri autori (Persone) BestEric
Soggetto topico Student loans - United States
Student loans - Government policy - United States
College graduates - United States - Finance, Personal
Soggetto non controllato american dream
college costs
college education
college students
college
crushing debt
deadbeat students
defaulting on debts
economic crisis
economy
education
father and son team
federal education legislation
finances
financial aid
for profit colleges
former banker
higher education
loans
money
mortgage meltdown
political
retrospective
social concerns
sociologist
student loan debts
student loan disaster
student loan policies
students and schools
teachers and faculty
university
wealth
ISBN 0-520-95844-6
Classificazione SOC026000SOC002010
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Good Intentions and Wasted Brainpower: The First Student Loan Mess -- 2. Disillusionment and Deadbeats: The Second Student Loan Mess -- 3. Outrage and Crushing Debt: The Third Student Loan Mess -- 4. Dread and the For-Profit Bubble: The Fourth Student Loan Mess -- 5. What's Next? Prospective Student Loan Messes -- 6. Beyond Making Messes? -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811823203321
Best Joel  
Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014
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