{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-line-kathryn-marie-dudley-9780226169088","title":"The End of the Line: Lost Jobs, New Lives in Postindustrial America","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe End of the Line\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the 1988 closing of the Chrysler assembly plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kathryn Marie Dudley uses interviews with residents to chart the often confusing process of change that deindustrialization forced on every corner of the community. This honest, moving portrait of one town's radical shift from a manufacturing to a postindustrial economy will redefine the way Americans think about our families, communities, and future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An excellent study not only of the cultural disruptions caused by the shutdown of Chrysler's operations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but also of the ideology of progress that abetted the shutdown.\"--Stephen Amberg, \u003ci\u003eIndustrial and Labor Relations Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With the eye of an anthropologist, [Dudley] examines the tensions between the 'culture of hands' and the 'culture of mind.' Her account is especially instructive because, by many measures, Kenosha has successfully recovered, yet for many the pain still remains.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exceptional. . . . Should be widely read.\"--Douglas Harper, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Make[s] clear what a tenuous concept economic security is, especially when the rules for achieving security are in flux.\"--Barbara Presley Noble, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Marie Dudley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226169081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226169088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.34w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1994 pg. 1492\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/1994 pg. 97","brand":"Kathryn Marie Dudley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086395126015,"sku":"9780226169088","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb6e88a1-54a5-4402-bfb4-4644e403f0ae.jpg?v=1769094434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-line-kathryn-marie-dudley-9780226169088","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}