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From the Edge of the Ghetto

Author : Alford Young
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0742570118
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book From the Edge of the Ghetto written by Alford Young and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there is considerable information on job opportunities and employment patterns, or lack thereof, for African Americans in the new economy, there is virtually no information on how African Americans view the world of work and how they attempt to navigate that world. From the Edge of the Ghetto examines how one group of African Americans conceptualizes the world of work, including the types of jobs that may be available and the skills and talents needed to find and do such jobs. Based on interviews with one hundred low-income African Americans in a suburb near Detroit, this study focuses on how people on the margins take stock of their situations and attempt to function in them. It addresses the questions of what they think are the “good” jobs, how they assess their own skills, and how they connect the two. It also explores how these individuals experience social categories such as race, class, and gender and how these impact their understanding of the world of work.

Dance on the Razor's Edge

Author : Svenja Bethke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781487531164
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Dance on the Razor's Edge written by Svenja Bethke and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ghetto Girls

Author : Anthony Whyte
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459603087
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Ghetto Girls written by Anthony Whyte and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Core Logo is an epistolary novel that portrays a punk rock band reunited for one last shot at glory. Adapting a scrapbook approach, consisting of monologues, conversations, letters, interviews, photographs, and related paraphernalia (including posters, invoices and contracts), Hard Core Logo tells the story of Joe Dick, an unrepentant, true-blue punk rocker, whose no-holds-barred approach to music was severely undermined by the breakup of his band, Hard Core Logo, done in by changing times and fortunes. However, when he and the band are asked by a longtime fan to reunited for an environmental benefit, his passions are once again stirred, and he convinces his band mates to turn the one-time reunion into an actual tour. The book provides a fascinating, warts-and-all glimpse into the life and times of a rock band, and the dichotomy between the grim realities of life on the road, and the rock-n-roll spirit that inspired them in the first place. Hard Core Logo was made into a feature film by director Bruce McDonald, debuting at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996 to rave reviews. Hard Core Logo has also been adapted for radio; a stage version will debut in Vancouver in 2010.

The Edge of the Ghetto

Author : John Hall Fish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Edge of the Ghetto written by John Hall Fish and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Big House on the Prairie

Author : John M. Eason
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022641034X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Big House on the Prairie written by John M. Eason and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-03-06 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever, we need to understand the social, political, and economic shifts that have driven the United States to triple its prison construction in just over three decades. John Eason goes a very considerable distance here in fulfilling this need, not by detailing the aftereffects of building huge numbers of prisons, but by vividly showing the process by which a community seeks to get a prison built in their area. What prompted him to embark on this inquiry was the insistent question of why the rapid expansion of prisons in America, why now, and why so many. He quickly learned that the prison boom is best understood from the perspective of the rural, southern towns where they tend to be placed (North Carolina has twice as many prisons as New Jersey, though both states have the same number of prisoners). And so he sets up shop, as it were, in Forrest City, Arkansas, where he moved with his family to begin the splendid fieldwork that led to this book. A major part of his story deals with the emergence of the rural ghetto, abetted by white flight, de-industrialization, the emergence of public housing, and higher proportions of blacks and Latinos. How did Forrest City become a site for its prison? Eason takes us behind the decision-making scenes, tracking the impact of stigma (a prison in my backyard-not a likely desideratum), economic development, poverty, and race, while showing power-sharing among opposed groups of elite whites vs. black race leaders. Eason situates the prison within the dynamic shifts rural economies are undergoing, and shows how racially diverse communities can achieve the siting and building of prisons in their rural ghetto. The result is a full understanding of the ways in which a prison economy takes shape and operates."

Poverty and Place

Author : Paul A. Jargowsky
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 161044308X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Poverty and Place written by Paul A. Jargowsky and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1997-02-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[An] alarming report, a rigorous study packed with charts, tables, 1990 census data and [Jargowsky's] own extensive field work.... His careful analysis of enterprise zones, job-creation strategies, local economic development schemes and housing and tax policies rounds out an essential handbook for policy makers, a major contribution to public debate over ways to reverse indigence." —Publishers Weekly "A data-rich description and a conceptually innovative explanation of the spread of neighborhood poverty in the United States between 1970 and 1990. Urban scholars and policymakers alike should find Jargowsky's compelling arguments thought-provoking. "—Library Journal "A powerful book that allows us to really understand how ghettos have been changing over time and the forces behind these changes. It should be required reading of anyone who cares about urban poverty." —David Ellwood, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Poverty and Place documents the geographic spread of the nation's ghettos and shows how economic shifts have had a particularly devastating impact on certain regions, particularly in the rust-belt states of the Midwest. Author Paul Jargowsky's thoughtful analysis of the causes of ghetto formation clarifies the importance of widespread urban trends, particularly those changes in the labor and housing markets that have fostered income inequality and segregated the rich from the poor. Jargowsky also examines the sources of employment that do exist for ghetto dwellers, and describes how education and family structure further limit their prospects. Poverty and Place shows how the spread of high poverty neighborhoods has particularly trapped members of poor minorities, who account for nearly four out of five ghetto residents. Poverty and Place sets forth the facts necessary to inform the public understanding of the growth of concentrated poverty, and confronts essential questions about how the spiral of urban decay in our nation's cities can be reversed.

Escape from the Edge

Author : Morris Schnitzer
Publisher : Azrieli Holocaust Survivor
ISBN 13 : 9781989719114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Escape from the Edge written by Morris Schnitzer and published by Azrieli Holocaust Survivor. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of a German Jewish teenager who takes on three different identities and crosses countless borders to escape death at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

Redrawing the Boundaries of the Social Sciences

Author : Philippe Fontaine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108487130
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Redrawing the Boundaries of the Social Sciences written by Philippe Fontaine and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading historians trace the changing fortunes of the social science of social problems since World War II.

To the Edge of Sorrow

Author : Aharon Appelfeld
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 0805243437
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book To the Edge of Sorrow written by Aharon Appelfeld and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From "fiction's foremost chronicler of the Holocaust" (Philip Roth), here is a haunting novel about an unforgettable group of Jewish partisans fighting the Nazis during World War II. Battling numbing cold, ever-present hunger, and German soldiers determined to hunt them down, four dozen resistance fighters—escapees from a nearby ghetto—hide in a Ukrainian forest, determined to survive the war, sabotage the German war effort, and rescue as many Jews as they can from the trains taking them to concentration camps. Their leader is relentless in his efforts to turn his ragtag band of men and boys into a disciplined force that accomplishes its goals without losing its moral compass. And so when they're not raiding peasants' homes for food and supplies, or training with the weapons taken from the soldiers they have ambushed and killed, the partisans read books of faith and philosophy that they have rescued from abandoned Jewish homes, and they draw strength from the women, the elderly, and the remarkably resilient orphaned children they are protecting. When they hear about the advances being made by the Soviet Army, the partisans prepare for what they know will be a furious attack on their compound by the retreating Germans. In the heartbreaking aftermath, the survivors emerge from the forest to bury their dead, care for their wounded, and grimly confront a world that is surprised by their existence—and profoundly unwelcoming. Narrated by seventeen-year-old Edmund—a member of the group who maintains his own inner resolve with memories of his parents and their life before the war—this powerful story of Jews who fought back is suffused with the riveting detail that Aharon Appelfeld was uniquely able to bring to his award-winning novels.

God in the Ghetto

Author : William A. Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book God in the Ghetto written by William A. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

28 Days

Author : David Safier
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250237157
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book 28 Days written by David Safier and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by true events, David Safier's 28 Days: A Novel of Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto is a harrowing historical YA that chronicles the brutality of the Holocaust. Warsaw, 1942. Sixteen-year old Mira smuggles food into the Ghetto to keep herself and her family alive. When she discovers that the entire Ghetto is to be "liquidated"—killed or "resettled" to concentration camps—she desperately tries to find a way to save her family. She meets a group of young people who are planning the unthinkable: an uprising against the occupying forces. Mira joins the resistance fighters who, with minimal supplies and weapons, end up holding out for twenty-eight days, longer than anyone had thought possible.

Ghetto Fabulous

Author : Ardenia Burroughs
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Ghetto Fabulous written by Ardenia Burroughs and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashley and her friend Courtney are two rich white girls from Southern California who decided to travel to sunny South Beach for a little fun in the sun but, when they meet two local drug dealers from Miami's notorious graveyard projects they get more than they could have ever imagined.Miami is a place where highspeed chases, shootings, and drug deals are the norm but to these two rich kids its exciting to finally be able to live life on the edge. Fascinated by a lifestyle they'd never known the girls find themselves being drawn deeper into the ghetto fabulous lifestyle where fast cars, fast women, and fast money is the name of the game.

Out of the Ghetto

Author : Jacob Katz
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815605324
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Ghetto written by Jacob Katz and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of the Ghetto is an account of the developing interrelationship between the Jews and their Gentile environment unique in its breadth and objectivity. He presents the story of Jewish emancipation as a whole, from both Jewish and non-Jewish points of view. If the results of the Jewish emancipation process differed from country to country, the forces effecting the changes were identical—the upheaval of the French Revolution, the loosening of bonds between church and state, and the ideas of the Enlightenment. It was those humanistic ideas which made possible the Jew's transition from the ghetto to partial inclusion in society at large and which attracted Jewish intellectuals to the "secular knowledge" of languages, mathematics, philosophy, and the wider world beyond their ancient learning.

Traces of the Holocaust

Author : Tim Cole
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441138978
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Traces of the Holocaust written by Tim Cole and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The universe began shrinking,' wrote Elie Wiesel of his Holocaust experiences in Hungary, 'first we were supposed to leave our towns and concentrate in the larger cities. Then the towns shrank to the ghetto, and the ghetto to a house, the house to a room, the room to a cattle car...' Adopting an innovative multi-perspectival approach framed around a wide variety of material traces - from receipts to maps, name lists to photographs - Tim Cole tells stories of journeys into and out of Hungarian ghettos. These stories of the perpetrators who oversaw ghettoization and deportation, the bystanders who witnessed and aided these journeys, and the victims who undertook them reveal the spatio-temporal dimensions of the Holocaust. But they also point to the visibility of these events within the ordinary spaces of the city, the importance of an economic assault on Jews and the marked gendering of the Holocaust in Hungary.

Off the Books

Author : Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674044647
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Off the Books written by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives. The result is a dramatic narrative of individuals at work, and a rich portrait of a community. But while excavating the efforts of men and women to generate a basic livelihood for themselves and their families, Off the Books offers a devastating critique of the entrenched poverty that we so often ignore in America, and reveals how the underground economy is an inevitable response to the ghetto's appalling isolation from the rest of the country.

The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper

Author : E.L. Konigsburg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781442439702
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andy's not your average resident of exclusive Foxmeadow -- whenever he sits down to draw something, it turns out to be a dragon. And he wants to be a detective when he grows up -- not just an ordinary, everyday police detective, but a tough, cool, famous detective like the ones he reads about in mystery novels. Everyone knows a famous detective needs a sidekick, but Mrs. Edie Yakots, a lonely new bride who's just moved into Foxmeadow, isn't exactly what Andy had in mind -- he sometimes has a hard time just figuring out what's she's talking about. But she's the only volunteer for the job, and before he knows it, she's led him right into the middle of his first real crime -- in an inner-city neighborhood a short drive, and light years away, from Foxmeadow.

Ghetto

Author : Oliver Chanarin
Publisher : Trolley Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ghetto written by Oliver Chanarin and published by Trolley Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a journey through 12 modern ghettos, starting in a refugee camp in Tanzania and ending in a forest in Patagonia. In each of these places, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, as editors and photographers of Colors magazine, methodically documented their inhabitants, and asked them the saine questions : How did you get here ? Who is in power ? Where do you go to be alone ? To make love ? To get your teeth fixed ? For many of those photographed it was their first time in front of a camera. Some looked into it with a Nard, penetrating gaze. Others obeyed the rituel of photography with smiles. And Mario, on the cover, turned his back on the camera and waited for the shutter to click.