Living on the Edge: When Hard Times Become a Way of Life - Couverture rigide

Pascale, Celine-Marie

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ISBN 10 : 1509548238 ISBN 13 : 9781509548231

Editeur : Polity Press, 2021

Synopsis

For the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages and rising costs of living. Sociologist Celine-Marie Pascale talked with people across Appalachia, at the Standing Rock and Wind River reservations, and in the bustling city of Oakland, California. Their voices offer a wide range of experiences that complicate dominant national narratives about economic struggles.

Yet Living on the Edge is about more than individual experiences. It's about a nation in a deep economic and moral crisis. It's about the long-standing collusion between government and corporations that prioritizes profits over people, over the environment, and over the nation's well-being. It's about how racism, sexism, violence, and the pandemic shape daily experience in struggling communities. And, ultimately, it's a book about hope that lays out a vision for the future as honest as it is ambitious.

Most people in the book are not progressives; none are radicals. They're hard-working people who know from experience that the current system is unsustainable. Across the country people described the need for a living wage, accessible health care, immigration reform, and free education. Their voices are worth listening to.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Celine-Marie Pascale is Professor of Sociology at American University, Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509548238
• ISBN 13: 9781509548231
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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