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9780226169101

The End of the Line

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  • ISBN13:

    9780226169101

  • ISBN10:

    0226169103

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-05-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

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Summary

The End of the Linetells 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. "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,Industrial and Labor Relations Review "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."--Booklist "Exceptional. . . . Should be widely read."--Douglas Harper,Contemporary Sociology "Make[s] clear what a tenuous concept economic security is, especially when the rules for achieving security are in flux."--Barbara Presley Noble,New York Times

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Tradition of Opportunity
What Happened to the American Dream?
Kenosha Had a Dream
Keep Kenosha Open!
Dollars and Diplomas
Culture of the Mind
Turning the Tables
Social Darwinism Revisited
That Haunting Thing
Culture of the Hands
Shopfloor Culture
Badges of Ability
Broken Promises
Mapping the Moral Terrain
Conclusion: American Primitive
Appendix: The Kenosha Workforce
Notes
Index
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