Celine-Marie Pascale: Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge
Buch
- When Hard Times Become a Way of Life
- Polity Press, 11/2021
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781509548231
- Bestellnummer: 10476683
- Umfang: 280 Seiten
- Gewicht: 544 g
- Maße: 231 x 155 mm
- Stärke: 28 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 8.11.2021
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
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.