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1 online resource (x, 277 pages). |
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Culture, labor, history series |
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Culture, labor, history.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I.A world of difference: constructing the underclass in progressive America, 1890-1920. Writing class in a world of difference -- II. Between the wars, 1920-1941. Vagabondage and efficiency: the 1920s -- Finding facts: the Great Depression, from the bottom up -- III. The declining significance of class, 1941-1961. War and peace, class and culture -- Crossing new lines: from Gentleman's agreement to Black like me -- IV. Conclusion. Finding the line in postmodern America, 1960-2010. |
| Summary |
"Since the Gilded Age, social scientists, middle-class reformers, and writers have left the comforts of their offices to 'pass' as steel workers, coal miners, assembly-line laborers, waitresses, hoboes, and other working and poor people in an attempt to gain a fuller and more authentic understanding of the lives of the working class and the poor. In this first, sweeping study of undercover investigations of work and poverty in America, award-winning historian Mark Pittenger examines how intellectuals were shaped by their experiences with the poor, and how despite their sympathy toward working-class people, they unintentionally helped to develop the contemporary concept of a degraded and 'other' American underclass. While contributing to our understanding of the history of American social thought, Class Unknown offers a new perspective on contemporary debates over how we understand and represent our own society and its class divisions"--Provided by publisher. |
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Print version record. |
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Social classes in mass media.
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Investigative reporting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Social classes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Poverty -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Classes sociales dans les médias.
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Journalisme d'enquête -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Classes sociales -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Travailleurs -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Pauvreté -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Investigative reporting
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Social classes in mass media
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Poverty
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Social classes
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Working class
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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1900-1999
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Electronic books.
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History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pittenger, Mark. Class unknown. New York : New York University Press, ©2012 9780814767405 (DLC) 2012008071 (OCoLC)756592630 |
| ISBN |
9780814724293 (electronic bk.) |
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0814724299 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814724309 (electronic bk.) |
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0814724302 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814767405 (cloth) |
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0814767400 (cloth) |
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9780814767412 (pbk.) |
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0814767419 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
CHNEW 000621984 |
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DEBBG BV043139792 |
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DEBSZ 421357843 |
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NZ1 14695364 |
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AU@ 000054189803 |
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