Abandoned in the Heartland : Work, Family, and Living in East St. Louis / / Jennifer Hamer |
Autore | Hamer Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 244 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.5/620977389 |
Collana | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies |
Soggetto topico |
Working class - East Saint Louis - Illinois
African Americans - Illinois - East Saint Louis Sociology & Social History Social Sciences Social Conditions |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american culture
american suburbs changing city city centers city services collapsing infrastructure contemporary america courage crime dangerous environment dead end jobs east st louis fortitude illinois industrial suburbs isolated city jobs protecting children quality schools searching for meaning toxic unemployment urban poverty working class |
ISBN |
1-283-27842-1
9786613278425 0-520-95017-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- CHAPTER ONE. In America's Heartland -- CHAPTER TWO. East St. Louisans and Their Cars -- CHAPTER THREE. Work and Meaning in a Jobless Suburb -- CHAPTER FOUR. Hustling, Clean and Dirty -- CHAPTER FIVE. "Around here, women never get done workin' " -- CHAPTER SIX. "Gotta protect my own" -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Cost of Abandonment -- Epilogue. Obama and East St. Louis -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781207503321 |
Hamer Jennifer | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Abandoned in the Heartland : Work, Family, and Living in East St. Louis / / Jennifer Hamer |
Autore | Hamer Jennifer |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 244 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.5/620977389 |
Collana | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies |
Soggetto topico |
Working class - East Saint Louis - Illinois
African Americans - Illinois - East Saint Louis Sociology & Social History Social Sciences Social Conditions |
Soggetto non controllato |
african american culture
american suburbs changing city city centers city services collapsing infrastructure contemporary america courage crime dangerous environment dead end jobs east st louis fortitude illinois industrial suburbs isolated city jobs protecting children quality schools searching for meaning toxic unemployment urban poverty working class |
ISBN |
1-283-27842-1
9786613278425 0-520-95017-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- CHAPTER ONE. In America's Heartland -- CHAPTER TWO. East St. Louisans and Their Cars -- CHAPTER THREE. Work and Meaning in a Jobless Suburb -- CHAPTER FOUR. Hustling, Clean and Dirty -- CHAPTER FIVE. "Around here, women never get done workin' " -- CHAPTER SIX. "Gotta protect my own" -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Cost of Abandonment -- Epilogue. Obama and East St. Louis -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819387803321 |
Hamer Jennifer | ||
Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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