Taxi! : A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver /

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"Taxi! is the first book-length history of New York City cabdrivers and the community they compose. From labor unrest and racial strife among cabbies to ruthless competition and political machinations, this narrative captures the people - lower-class immigrants for the most part - and their har...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hodges, Graham Russell, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Edición:Revised edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Taxicabs.
Taxicab drivers.
Ridesharing.
Covoiturage > New York (État) > New York.
Chauffeurs de taxi > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales.
Chauffeurs de taxi > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Ridesharing > New York (State) > New York.
Taxicabs > New York (State) > New York > History.
Taxicab drivers > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Taxicab drivers > New York (State) > New York > History.
New York (State) > New York.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Taxi! is the first book-length history of New York City cabdrivers and the community they compose. From labor unrest and racial strife among cabbies to ruthless competition and political machinations, this narrative captures the people - lower-class immigrants for the most part - and their hardscrabble struggle to capture a piece of the American dream. Graham Russell Gao Hodges tells their tale through contemporary news accounts, Hollywood films, social science research, and the words of the cabbies themselves."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages).
ISBN:9781421437804

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