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The real state of America atlas : mapping the myths and truths of the United States / Cynthia H. Enloe and Joni Seager

By: Contributor(s): Language: eng Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2011Description: 127 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780143119357 (pbk.)
  • 0143119354 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HA 214 E58r 2011
Contents:
Who we are -- Indian country -- American empire -- This land is our land -- A land of homeowners -- Dreams foreclosed -- Homelessness -- Religious identities -- God and politics -- The road to suffrage -- Representatives -- Yes we can! -- Media -- A networked society -- The economy -- Corporate life -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- The wage gap -- Poverty and wealth -- Immigration and insecurity -- Khaki country -- Shock and awe -- Marriage and divorce -- Sickness and health -- Healthcare politics -- Gun nation -- Violence against women -- Behind bars -- Degrees and dropouts -- The environment -- Big food -- Playing ball -- Auto nation -- Money comes, money goes -- Exporting democracy -- Arms seller to the world -- Nuclear state -- Climate change -- Playing well with others -- Culture abroad -- Federal spending -- State profiles. This land is whose land? -- American dreams -- Land of hope and opportunity -- Health and wellbeing -- Consumer of the world -- Leader of the world.
Summary: Two professors provide a comprehensive overview of the realities of the modern American experience, providing facts and illustrations depicting the nation's changing demographics, patterns of home ownership and the kind of foods being eaten across the country
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HA 214 E58r 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000170047

Who we are -- Indian country -- American empire -- This land is our land -- A land of homeowners -- Dreams foreclosed -- Homelessness -- Religious identities -- God and politics -- The road to suffrage -- Representatives -- Yes we can! -- Media -- A networked society -- The economy -- Corporate life -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- The wage gap -- Poverty and wealth -- Immigration and insecurity -- Khaki country -- Shock and awe -- Marriage and divorce -- Sickness and health -- Healthcare politics -- Gun nation -- Violence against women -- Behind bars -- Degrees and dropouts -- The environment -- Big food -- Playing ball -- Auto nation -- Money comes, money goes -- Exporting democracy -- Arms seller to the world -- Nuclear state -- Climate change -- Playing well with others -- Culture abroad -- Federal spending -- State profiles.
This land is whose land? -- American dreams -- Land of hope and opportunity -- Health and wellbeing -- Consumer of the world -- Leader of the world.

Two professors provide a comprehensive overview of the realities of the modern American experience, providing facts and illustrations depicting the nation's changing demographics, patterns of home ownership and the kind of foods being eaten across the country

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