Abandoned in the heartland [electronic resource] : work, family, and living in East St. Louis / Jennifer F. Hamer.

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Hamer, Jennifer

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ebrary, Inc

Series: The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studiesPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.Description: xv, 244 p., [15] p. of plates : illISBN:

9780520269323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520269316
9780520950177 (e-book)

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Electronic books.

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305.5/620977389 22

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HN80.E27 H37 2011eb

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Contents:

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.