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Through analysis of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, film, and drama, The Half-Life of Deindustrialization shows why people and communities cannot simply ""get over"" the losses of economic restructuring. The past provides inspiration and strength for working-class people, even as the contrast between past and present highlights what has been lost in the service economy.

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An important and timely contribution to studies of working-class culture in this period of economic and social transformation."" - Nick Coles, University of Pittsburgh

""Linkon’s compelling study opens up a new set of texts and new critical problematics—the aftermath of downsizing, the impact of neoliberalism on everyday life, the politics of memory—with great verve and insight."" - Joseph Entin, Brooklyn College

The HalfLife of Deindustrialization

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    A Hardback by Sherry Lee Linkon

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472073795, 978-0472073795
      ISBN10: 0472073796
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      Economic history Literary studies: general Social classes

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Through analysis of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, film, and drama, The Half-Life of Deindustrialization shows why people and communities cannot simply ""get over"" the losses of economic restructuring. The past provides inspiration and strength for working-class people, even as the contrast between past and present highlights what has been lost in the service economy.

      Trade Review
      An important and timely contribution to studies of working-class culture in this period of economic and social transformation."" - Nick Coles, University of Pittsburgh

      ""Linkon’s compelling study opens up a new set of texts and new critical problematics—the aftermath of downsizing, the impact of neoliberalism on everyday life, the politics of memory—with great verve and insight."" - Joseph Entin, Brooklyn College

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