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Author

Hamer, Jennifer.

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

Imprint

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xv, 244 p., [15] p. of plates : ill.
Series	The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	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.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780520269323 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9780520269316
	9780520950177 (electronic bk.)