Title:
Abandoned in the heartland : work, family, and living in East St. Louis
Author:
Hamer, Jennifer, author.
ISBN:
9780520950177
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 244 pages, [15] pages of plates) : illustrations
General Note:
"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies."
Abstract:
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.
Electronic Access:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pq09wCopies:
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