Working-Class Heroes

Working-Class Heroes
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 0520936655
ISBN-13 : 9780520936652
Rating : 4/5 (652 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Working-Class Heroes by : Maria Kefalas

Download or read book Working-Class Heroes written by Maria Kefalas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-02-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago's Southwest Side is one of the last remaining footholds for the city's white working class, a little-studied and little-understood segment of the American population. This book paints a nuanced and complex portrait of the firefighters, police officers, stay-at-home mothers, and office workers living in the stable working-class community known as Beltway. Building on the classic Chicago School of urban studies and incorporating new perspectives from cultural geography and sociology, Maria Kefalas considers the significance of home, community, and nation for Beltway residents.


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