ISBN:
978-0-520-30514-4
,
978-0-520-30513-7
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 266 Seiten.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
307.7209797
Keywords:
Washington (State) / Rural conditions / Case studies
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Washington (State)
;
Washington (State) / Case studies
;
Equality / Washington (State) / Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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Equality
;
Rural conditions
;
Equality / Case studies
;
Ländlicher Raum.
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Kleinstadt.
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Wirtschaft.
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Wirtschaftswachstum.
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Soziale Ungleichheit.
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USA.
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Case studies
;
Case studies
;
Ländlicher Raum
;
Kleinstadt
;
Wirtschaft
;
Wirtschaftswachstum
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
Abstract:
In Dividing Paradise, Jennifer Sherman tells the story of Paradise Valley, Washington, a rural community where amenity-driven economic growth has resulted in a new social landscape of inequity and privilege, with deep fault lines between old-timers and newcomers. Based on in-depth interviews with individuals on both sides of the divide, this book explores the causes and repercussions of the polarization that has become commonplace across the United States. It exposes the mechanisms by which inequality flourishes and by which Americans have come to believe that disparity is acceptable and deserved. Sherman presents a powerful case study of the ever-growing tensions between those who can and those who cannot achieve their visions of the American Dream. --
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
