Hamer, Jennifer.
Abandoned in the heartland work, family, and living in East St. Louis / [electronic resource] : Jennifer F. Hamer. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - xv, 244 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. - The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In America's heartland -- East St. Louisans and their wheels -- Work and meaning in a jobless city suburb -- Hustling, clean and dirty -- "Around here, women never get done workin" -- "Gotta protect my own" -- The cost of abandonment.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Working class--Illinois--East Saint Louis.
African Americans--Illinois--East Saint Louis.
East Saint Louis (Ill.)--Social conditions--21st century.
East Saint Louis (Ill.)--Economic conditions--21st century.
Electronic books.
HN80.E27 / H37 2011eb
305.5/620977389
Abandoned in the heartland work, family, and living in East St. Louis / [electronic resource] : Jennifer F. Hamer. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - xv, 244 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. - The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In America's heartland -- East St. Louisans and their wheels -- Work and meaning in a jobless city suburb -- Hustling, clean and dirty -- "Around here, women never get done workin" -- "Gotta protect my own" -- The cost of abandonment.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Working class--Illinois--East Saint Louis.
African Americans--Illinois--East Saint Louis.
East Saint Louis (Ill.)--Social conditions--21st century.
East Saint Louis (Ill.)--Economic conditions--21st century.
Electronic books.
HN80.E27 / H37 2011eb
305.5/620977389