Abandoned in the heartland : work, family, and living in East St. Louis / Jennifer F. Hamer.
Once a thriving manufacturing and transportation centre, East St Louis, Illinois is now known for its unemployment, crime and collapsing infrastructure. This book takes us into the lives of the residents of East St Louis to find out what has happened since industry abandoned the city.
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2011]
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| Summary: | Once a thriving manufacturing and transportation centre, East St Louis, Illinois is now known for its unemployment, crime and collapsing infrastructure. This book takes us into the lives of the residents of East St Louis to find out what has happened since industry abandoned the city. |
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| Item Description: | "The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 244 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520950177 0520950178 1283278421 9781283278423 9786613278425 6613278424 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |