text Boom, bust, exodus : the Rust Belt, the maquilas, and a tale of two cities
- Summary
- "In 2002, the town of Galesburg, a slowly declining Rustbelt city of 34,000 in western Illinois, learned that it would soon lose its largest factory, a Maytag refrigerator plant that had anchored Galesburg's social and economic life for half a cen... Read more
- Contents
- Prologue -- Boom Days in the Appliance City -- Life in the Magic Valley -- A New Era for an American Classic -- The Red-headed Stepchild -- Padre Mike and Nafta Man -- Resist, Reinvent, Resent -- "Sin Maíz, No Hay País" -- "The End is HERE!" -- Th... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 399 p. ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press 2015
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 330.9 BRO in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 330.9 BRO in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Galesburg (Ill.) Economic conditions
Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) Economic conditions
Working class Illinois Galesburg
Working class Mexico Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
Maytag Corporation Employees
Offshore assembly industry Mexico Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
Globalization Social aspects Illinois Galesburg
Globalization Social aspects Mexico Reynosa (Tamaulipas)
Galesburg (Ill.) Social conditions
Reynosa (Tamaulipas, Mexico) Social conditions
HISTORY / United States / General
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)