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Trucking Country is a social history of long-haul trucking that explores the contentious politics of free-market capitalism in post-World War II America. Shane Hamilton paints an eye-opening portrait of the rural highways of the American heartland, and in doing so explains why working-class populist...

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Autor principal: Hamilton, Shane, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Truck drivers.
Rural conditions.
Economic history.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Camionneurs > États-Unis > Histoire.
Truck drivers > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > 20e siecle.
United States > Economic conditions > 20th century.
United States > Rural conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Trucking Country is a social history of long-haul trucking that explores the contentious politics of free-market capitalism in post-World War II America. Shane Hamilton paints an eye-opening portrait of the rural highways of the American heartland, and in doing so explains why working-class populist voters are drawn to conservative politicians who seemingly don't represent their financial interests. Hamilton challenges the popular notion of "red state" conservatism as a devil's bargain between culturally conservative rural workers and economically conservative demagogues in the Republican Part.
Notas:Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781400828791

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