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245 10 a| Abandoned in the heartland :b| work, family, and living in East St. Louis /c| Jennifer F. Hamer.;

300 a| xv, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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500 a| "The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies.";

520 a| "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.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

651 0 a| East Saint Louis (Ill.)x| Social conditionsy| 21st century.=| ^A685969;

651 0 a| East Saint Louis (Ill.)x| Economic conditionsy| 21st century.=| ^A685969;

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

Author/creator	Hamer, Jennifer
Format	Book
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Description	xv, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	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.

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.
Abstract	"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.
General note	"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010052399
ISBN	9780520269316 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520269314 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780520269323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520269322 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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