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Book Synopsis
In these powerfully written ethnographic stories, Rhoda Halperin maps the boundaries of class by examining three themes: crossing class boundaries, class creativity, and class vulnerability.

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"This is a can't-put-it-down book... The lives of the people touch you, compel you to go on reading. For many it will open a window of understanding; for others it will give validity to a way of life." -Judith E. Marti, Associate Professor of Anthropology, California State University, Northridge

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Class Lines
  • Part I: Crossing Class Boundaries
    • Beach Badges
    • A Partridge in a Pear Tree
    • Sudden Death
    • The Teacup Ministry
    • City House
  • Part II: Class Imagination and the Creativity of Class
    • Class Artifacts
    • Interior Decoration
    • City Lines
  • Part III: Class Vulnerability
    • Rehab
    • Bridal Shower
    • No Legal Claim
  • Epilogue: Shoobies Go Home
  • Afterword
  • Notes

The Teacup Ministry and Other Stories

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2001
      ISBN13: 9780292731431, 978-0292731431
      ISBN10: 0292731434

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In these powerfully written ethnographic stories, Rhoda Halperin maps the boundaries of class by examining three themes: crossing class boundaries, class creativity, and class vulnerability.

      Trade Review
      "This is a can't-put-it-down book... The lives of the people touch you, compel you to go on reading. For many it will open a window of understanding; for others it will give validity to a way of life." -Judith E. Marti, Associate Professor of Anthropology, California State University, Northridge

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Class Lines
      • Part I: Crossing Class Boundaries
        • Beach Badges
        • A Partridge in a Pear Tree
        • Sudden Death
        • The Teacup Ministry
        • City House
      • Part II: Class Imagination and the Creativity of Class
        • Class Artifacts
        • Interior Decoration
        • City Lines
      • Part III: Class Vulnerability
        • Rehab
        • Bridal Shower
        • No Legal Claim
      • Epilogue: Shoobies Go Home
      • Afterword
      • Notes

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