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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Text unmarked, clean and tight. Cover smooth and bright with light wear.”
- ISBN
- 9781509548248
- Book Title
- Living on the Edge : When Hard Times Become a Way of Life
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Business & Economics
- Topic
- Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Economics / General
- Item Weight
- 15.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Polity Press
ISBN-10
1509548246
ISBN-13
9781509548248
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050098036
Product Key Features
Book Title
Living on the Edge : When Hard Times Become a Way of Life
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Economics / General
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-011270
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Required reading for anyone who wants to understand, in a way that is both supremely accessible and thoroughly researched, the systemic inequalities designed to hold down ''The Struggling Class.''" Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People''s Law Project Co-Director and Lead Counsel "A rare book that combines a humane accounting of lives lived in hardship with a robust and data-driven critique of the policies that caused their dysfunction." Elizabeth Catte, author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia "This is an impressive book, wide and deep, with diverse people around the country struggling to live. A yarn; no, yarns - economic and much more - always real, face-to-face with the author: what their lives are, sometimes doing themselves no favors, but more often the effects of laws and attitudes both far away and near, government and corporations, and the hate of people. Why it''s hard to end poverty. Living on the Edge reaches in every direction. Personal, powerful: once you pick it up, you won''t put it down." Peter Edelman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy and Faculty Director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality, Georgetown Law Center "In a trenchant analysis, Celine-Marie Pascale shows how low-income workers'' everyday lives expose a deeply unfair system. A brilliant account of ''hard-knocks egalitarianism.''" David B. Grusky, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University "This often poignant and moving book presents a vision of America and Americans that is often missing from dominant narratives. One walks away from this book with a better sense of the diversity of average, struggling Americans, as well as what all those people have in common - the struggle. As the author says, ''this is more than a collection of individual troubles; it is the story of a nation in a deep economic and moral crisis.''" Allison L. Hurst, Associate Professor of Sociology, Oregon State University "This thorough and penetrating book offers a convincing argument about why so many families are struggling to make ends meet and who they are as fully rounded people. The writing and narration are superb. I would call this a page turner, which is not my usual experience in reading books on this topic." Susan Greenbaum, Emerita Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida "Dr. Pascale writes with clarity, purpose, and a studied, personal understanding of the human condition. ''The Struggling Class'' will be a term new to many, but it is, indeed, the way of life for too many others. The book should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand, in a way that is both supremely accessible and thoroughly researched, how economic, racial, class, caste, geographical, environmental, and other factors converge to create systemic inequalities designed to hold down a diverse stratum of people -- from the Native residents on the Standing Rock Nation, where I grew up, to those doing their level best to make life work every day in places like Appalachia, Wind River, and Oakland. It skillfully illustrates key connective tissues that demonstrate how, despite outward differences, we share in the same struggle. In order to reinvent a democracy that works for everyone, we need radical, systemic change that begins to address the financialized, extractive colonial mentality and other, deeply embedded cultural wrongs. Only in this way can we begin to envision a fairer, healthier future for the next generations." Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People''s Law Project Co-Director and Lead Counsel "Some of the stories included in the book are shocking, terrifying, heart-breaking, and at the same time are the ordinary, everyday reality for people from [the] struggling class." Language, Discourse & Society, "By turns sad, enraging and hopeful." The Indypendent "Required reading for anyone who wants to understand, in a way that is both supremely accessible and thoroughly researched, the systemic inequalities designed to hold down ''The Struggling Class.''" Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People''s Law Project Co-Director and Lead Counsel "A rare book that combines a humane accounting of lives lived in hardship with a robust and data-driven critique of the policies that caused their dysfunction." Elizabeth Catte, author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia "This is an impressive book, wide and deep, with diverse people around the country struggling to live. A yarn; no, yarns - economic and much more - always real, face-to-face with the author: what their lives are, sometimes doing themselves no favors, but more often the effects of laws and attitudes both far away and near, government and corporations, and the hate of people. Why it''s hard to end poverty. Living on the Edge reaches in every direction. Personal, powerful: once you pick it up, you won''t put it down." Peter Edelman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy and Faculty Director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality, Georgetown Law Center "In a trenchant analysis, Celine-Marie Pascale shows how low-income workers'' everyday lives expose a deeply unfair system. A brilliant account of ''hard-knocks egalitarianism.''" David B. Grusky, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University "This often poignant and moving book presents a vision of America and Americans that is often missing from dominant narratives. One walks away from this book with a better sense of the diversity of average, struggling Americans, as well as what all those people have in common - the struggle. As the author says, ''this is more than a collection of individual troubles; it is the story of a nation in a deep economic and moral crisis.''" Allison L. Hurst, Associate Professor of Sociology, Oregon State University "This thorough and penetrating book offers a convincing argument about why so many families are struggling to make ends meet and who they are as fully rounded people. The writing and narration are superb. I would call this a page turner, which is not my usual experience in reading books on this topic." Susan Greenbaum, Emerita Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida "Dr. Pascale writes with clarity, purpose, and a studied, personal understanding of the human condition. ''The Struggling Class'' will be a term new to many, but it is, indeed, the way of life for too many others. The book should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand, in a way that is both supremely accessible and thoroughly researched, how economic, racial, class, caste, geographical, environmental, and other factors converge to create systemic inequalities designed to hold down a diverse stratum of people -- from the Native residents on the Standing Rock Nation, where I grew up, to those doing their level best to make life work every day in places like Appalachia, Wind River, and Oakland. It skillfully illustrates key connective tissues that demonstrate how, despite outward differences, we share in the same struggle. In order to reinvent a democracy that works for everyone, we need radical, systemic change that begins to address the financialized, extractive colonial mentality and other, deeply embedded cultural wrongs. Only in this way can we begin to envision a fairer, healthier future for the next generations." Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People''s Law Project Co-Director and Lead Counsel "Some of the stories included in the book are shocking, terrifying, heart-breaking, and at the same time are the ordinary, everyday reality for people from [the] struggling class." Language, Discourse & Society
Dewey Decimal
305.5620973
Table Of Content
Chapter 1 The Lay of the Land Chapter 2 The Struggling Class Chapter 3 A Hazardous Life: The High Price of Being Poor Chapter 4 Sacrifice Zones: The Places We Call Home Chapter 5 Ordinary Things That Can Only Happen Here Chapter 6 The Burdens of Prejudice: Class and Race Chapter 7 The Burdens Women Face Chapter 8 The Face of A Movement? Chapter 9 The Myths We Live By Chapter 10 And Then, The Pandemic... Chapter 11 The Future We Want Appendix A: Theory, Method, and Methodology Appendix B: Table of Interviewees Notes
Synopsis
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.
LC Classification Number
HD8072.5.P38 2021
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