Drift : illicit mobility and uncertain knowledge /

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This book shows how dislocation and disorientation can become phenomena in their own right. Examining the history of drifting, the author situates the global phenomenon of drift within early 21st century economic, social, and cultural dynamics. He then highlights a distinctly North American form of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ferrell, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Tramps > United States > History.
Homelessness > United States > History.
Tramps > United States > Social conditions.
Tramps > Political aspects > United States.
Railroads > United States > History.
Social values > United States > History.
Vagabonds > États-Unis > Histoire.
Itinérance > États-Unis > Histoire.
Vagabonds > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Vagabonds > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Homelessness
Railroads
Social values
Tramps
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Drift dialectics
  • Drift contexts
  • Drift politics
  • Hobo history
  • Catching out
  • Freedom in the form of a boxcar
  • Beneath the slab
  • Drift method
  • Ghost images and gorgeous mistakes.

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