Name: Broke and Patriotic: Why Poor Americans Love Their Country (Studies in Social Inequality) (en Inglés)
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Author: Duina, Francesco
ISBN: 9780804799690

portada Broke and Patriotic: Why Poor Americans Love Their Country (Studies in Social Inequality) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Francesco Duina

Editorial

Stanford University Press

Idioma

Inglés

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.7 x 2.5 cm

Peso

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9780804799690

Categorías

Pobreza y precaridad
Vivienda y personas sin hogar
Clases sociales
Nacionalismo

Broke and Patriotic: Why Poor Americans Love Their Country (Studies in Social Inequality) (en Inglés)

Francesco Duina (Autor) · Stanford University Press · Tapa Dura

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Why are poor Americans so patriotic? They have significantly worse social benefits compared to other Western nations, and studies show that the American Dream of upward mobility is, for them, largely a myth. So why do these people love their country? Why have they not risen up to demand more from a system that is failing them? In Broke and Patriotic, Francesco Duina contends that the best way to answer these questions is to speak directly to America's most impoverished. Spending time in bus stations, Laundromats, senior citizen centers, homeless shelters, public libraries, and fast food restaurants, Duina conducted over sixty revealing interviews in which his participants explain how they view themselves and their country. He masterfully weaves their words into three narratives. First, America's poor still see their country as the "last hope" for themselves and the world: America offers its people a sense of dignity, closeness to God, and answers to most of humanity's problems. Second, America is still the "land of milk and honey: " a very rich and generous country where those who work hard can succeed. Third, America is the freest country on earth where self-determination is still possible. This book offers a stirring portrait of the people left behind by their country and left out of the national conversation. By giving them a voice, Duina sheds new light on a sector of American society that we are only beginning to recognize as a powerful force in shaping the country's future.