Abandoned in the heartland [electronic resource] : work, family, and living in East St. Louis / Jennifer F. Hamer.
By: Hamer, Jennifer.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookSeries: The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies.Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011Description: xv, 244 p., [15] p. of plates : ill.Subject(s): 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 centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.5/620977389 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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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.
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