Boom*town : how Wal-Mart transformed an all-American town into an international community /

Investigating the personal stories behind the headquarters of the Wal-Mart empire, this examination focuses on the growth of Bentonville, Arkansas - a microcosm of America's social, political, and cultural shift.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosen, Marjorie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Wal-Mart (Firm)
Diversity in the workplace > Social aspects > Arkansas > Bentonville.
Multiculturalism > Arkansas > Bentonville.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Commerce > Social aspects
Multiculturalism
Social conditions
Bentonville (Ark.) > Commerce > Social aspects.
Bentonville (Ark.) > Social conditions.
Arkansas > Bentonville
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Diversity comes to northwest Arkansas. A Black man redefines a white company ; A Muslim philanthropist champions the Jews ; A shul is born ; A Hindu family's delicate balance ; A Marshallese security guard "talks story" ; Of buyers and sellers
  • Towns and townies, then and now. Bentonville's ex-mayor, the Boom Town, and the Daughters of the Dust Bowl ; A trucker in "Chickendale" ; The major of Rogers takes on undocumented workers
  • The Hispanic explosion. Incident at Bentonville High ; Springdale's tough-as-nails lady police chief ; A chicken plant worker without options ; A once-undocumented housepainter finds money and God.

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