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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hamer, Jennifer
Titre(s) : Abandoned in the heartland [Texte imprimé] : work, family, and living in East St. Louis / Jennifer F. Hamer
Publication : Berkeley : University of California press, cop. 2011
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV-244 p.-[18] p. de pl. : ill. ; 22 cm
Comprend : In America's heartland ; East St. Louisans and their cars ; Work and meaning in
a jobless suburb ; Hustling, clean and dirty ; "Around here, women never get done
workin" ; "Gotta protect my own" ; The cost of abandonment.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 215-229
"Urban poverty, along with all of its poignant manifestations, is moving from city
centers to working-class and industrial suburbs in contemporary America. Nowhere is
this more evident than in East St. Louis, Illinois. Once a thriving manufacturing
and transportation center, East St. Louis is now known for its unemployment, crime,
and collapsing infrastructure. Abandoned in the Heartland takes us into the lives
of East St. Louis's predominantly African American residents to find out what has
happened since industry abandoned the city, and jobs, quality schools, and city services
disappeared, leaving people isolated and imperiled. Jennifer Hamer introduces men
who search for meaning and opportunity in dead-end jobs, women who often take on caretaking
responsibilities until well into old age, and parents who have the impossible task
of protecting their children in this dangerous, and literally toxic, environment.
Illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs showing how the city has
changed over time, this book, full of stories of courage and fortitude, offers a powerful
vision of the transformed circumstances of life in one American suburb."--Publisher's
website
Sujet(s) : Noirs américains -- East Saint Louis (Ill., États-Unis)
Travailleurs -- East Saint Louis (Ill., États-Unis)
Conditions économiques -- East Saint Louis (Ill., États-Unis)
Conditions sociales -- East Saint Louis (Ill., États-Unis)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780520269316 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0520269314 (cloth) (alk. paper). -
ISBN 9780520269323 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0520269322 (pbk.) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb435420482
Notice n° :
FRBNF43542048
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