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American made : what happens to people when work disappears / Farah Stockman.

Stockman, Farah, (author.).

Summary:

The author follows three workers whose lives unravel when the factory they have dedicated so much to closes down--an in-depth look at the profound role work plays in our sense of identity and belonging and what happens when those jobs disappear.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984801159
  • ISBN: 1984801155
  • Physical Description: viii, 418 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-402) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The unspoken line -- The end of everything: 2016 -- The way things were -- Love and work -- The warning signs -- Shutting down -- Starting over.
Subject: Plant shutdowns > Indiana > Indianapolis > Case studies.
Working class > Indiana > Indianapolis > Case studies.
Work > Social aspects > Indiana > Indianapolis > Case studies.
Unemployed > Indiana > Indianapolis > Case studies.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Genre: Case studies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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