Limbo - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Limbo write by Alfred Lubrano. This book was released on 2010-12-22. Limbo available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo. For millions of Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.
Blue Collar / White Collar
Blue Collar / White Collar - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blue Collar / White Collar write by Sterling Hundley. This book was released on 2011. Blue Collar / White Collar available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Catalog of art by the painter and illustrator, showing how he combines a blue collar work ethic with a white collar aesthetic.
White-Collar Government
White-Collar Government - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook White-Collar Government write by Nicholas Carnes. This book was released on 2013-11-05. White-Collar Government available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Millionaires have a majority on the Supreme Court, and they also make up majorities in Congress, where a background in business or law is the norm and the average member has spent less than two percent of his or her adult life in a working-class job. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them— and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? With White-Collar Government, Nicholas Carnes answers this question with a resounding—and disturbing—yes. Legislators’ socioeconomic backgrounds, he shows, have a profound impact on both how they view the issues and the choices they make in office. Scant representation from among the working class almost guarantees that the policymaking process will be skewed toward outcomes that favor the upper class. It matters that the wealthiest Americans set the tax rates for the wealthy, that white-collar professionals choose the minimum wage for blue-collar workers, and that people who have always had health insurance decide whether or not to help those without. And while there is no one cause for this crisis of representation, Carnes shows that the problem does not stem from a lack of qualified candidates from among the working class. The solution, he argues, must involve a variety of changes, from the equalization of campaign funding to a shift in the types of candidates the parties support. If we want a government for the people, we have to start working toward a government that is truly by the people. White-Collar Government challenges long-held notions about the causes of political inequality in the United States and speaks to enduring questions about representation and political accountability.
The Mind at Work
The Mind at Work - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mind at Work write by Mike Rose. This book was released on 2005-07-26. The Mind at Work available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Featuring a new preface for the 10th anniversary As did the national bestseller Nickel and Dimed, Mike Rose’s revelatory book demolishes the long-held notion that people who work with their hands make up a less intelligent class. He shows us waitresses making lightning-fast calculations, carpenters handling complex spatial mathematics, and hairdressers, plumbers, and electricians with their aesthetic and diagnostic acumen. Rose, an educator who is himself the son of a waitress, explores the intellectual repertory of everyday workers and the terrible social cost of undervaluing the work they do. Deftly combining research, interviews, and personal history, this is one of those rare books that has the capacity both to shape public policy and to illuminate general readers.
General Labour History of Africa
General Labour History of Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook General Labour History of Africa write by Stefano Bellucci. This book was released on 2019-05-17. General Labour History of Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first comprehensive and authoritative history of work and labour in Africa; a key text for all working on African Studies and Labour History worldwide.
