Back of the yards : the making of a local democracy / Robert A. Slayton
by Slayton, Robert A
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- ISBN 10
- 0226761983
- ISBN 13
- 9780226761985
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About This Item
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 278 pp., 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents; Introduction: the making of a community -- The world the meat-packers made -- Stages in life's way: youth -- Arenas of life: women and the household -- Arenas of life: men and the workplace -- The creation of a social order: the segmented group -- The creation of a social order: the nationalist enclave -- Spheres of power: politics -- Spheres of power: the University of Chicago Settlement House -- The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council -- Democracy realized -- Conclusion: our own destiny. Subjects; Community organization Illinois Chicago ; Case studies. Packing-house workers Illinois Chicago. Neighborhoods. Illinois Chicago Back of the Yards Local communities, to 1950.
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- Title
- Back of the yards : the making of a local democracy / Robert A. Slayton
- Author
- Slayton, Robert A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226761983
- ISBN 13
- 9780226761985
- Publisher
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1986
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