{"product_id":"abandoned-in-the-heartland-work-family-and-living-in-east-st-louis-paperback","title":"Abandoned in the Heartland: Work, Family, and Living in East St. Louis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Hamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban 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. \u003ci\u003eAbandoned in the Heartland \u003c\/i\u003etakes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoliticians today giddily cut taxes and public services without considering the consequences. Read this sensitive portrait of East St. Louis to understand the social costs of government abandonment. Families can and do survive amidst the crumbling infrastructure. But without decent jobs, medical care, and housing, their daily lives are filled with danger and desperation. Hamer makes an urgent case for reinvesting in the American Dream.\" --Christine L. Williams, Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAbandoned in the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e presents a unique portrait relative to the common vision of urban poverty in America. In doing so, it allows for broader and healthier thinking about what it means to be poor in a community of people who share that status. --Alford Young, Jr., Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, University of Michigan, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Minds of Marginalized Black Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoliticians today giddily cut taxes and public services without considering the consequences. Read this sensitive portrait of East St. Louis to understand the social costs of government abandonment. Families can and do survive amidst the crumbling infrastructure. But without decent jobs, medical care, and housing, their daily lives are filled with danger and desperation. Hamer makes an urgent case for reinvesting in the American Dream. --Christine L. Williams, Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAbandoned in the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e presents a unique portrait relative to the common vision of urban poverty in America. In doing so, it allows for broader and healthier thinking about what it means to be poor in a community of people who share that status.\" --Alford Young, Jr., Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, University of Michigan, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Minds of Marginalized Black Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer F. Hamer is Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Kansas. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat It Means to Be Daddy: Fatherhood for Black Men Living Away from Their Children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45054484873355,"sku":"9780520269323","price":71.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/WGYrTUh0VzFpQlVLcVNJa1NmbkdpZz09.webp?v=1767221713","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/abandoned-in-the-heartland-work-family-and-living-in-east-st-louis-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}