Hamer, Jennifer. <br/><br/>
Abandoned in the heartland  work, family, and living in East St. Louis /  [electronic resource] : 
Jennifer F. Hamer. 
 - Berkeley :  University of California Press,  c2011. 
 - xv, 244 p., [15] p. of plates :  ill. 
 - The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies .
 - George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>In America's heartland -- East St. Louisans and their wheels -- Work and meaning in a jobless city suburb -- Hustling, clean and dirty -- "Around here, women never get done workin" -- "Gotta protect my own" -- The cost of abandonment. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Working class--Illinois--East Saint Louis.<br/>African Americans--Illinois--East Saint Louis.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>East Saint Louis (Ill.)--Social conditions--21st century.<br/>East Saint Louis (Ill.)--Economic conditions--21st century.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN80.E27  / H37 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.5/620977389