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[My new book] starts in 1960 with a woman named Lois Rabinowitz, who was evicted from Manhattan traffic court for attempting to pay a parking ticket while wearing slacks. This was... Continue »
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    When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present

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ISBN13: 9781135951313
ISBN10: 1135951314
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This sensitive and brave book takes readers into the tragedy of deindustrialization and ethnic discrimination in America to reveal the lives of those trapped in the illegal drug economy. Bergmann forces us to face the contradictions of drugs, discrimination, and poverty in our heartland. '"Philippe Bourgois, author of In Search of Respect

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What a terrific book. Getting Ghostreminds us that the Rustbelt is still a place to find America'"and the American dream. Luke Bergmann sometimes risks life and limb to bring us first-hand the lives of young people who mainstream media and academic research have ignored'"except for the occasional crime story or impersonal policy brief. Getting Ghostis a journey worth taking, though you may want to grab hold along the way. It sets a new standard for documentary reportage. '"Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gang Leader for a Dayand Off the Books

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This is an eloquent, moving narrative account of the lives of Dude, Rodney, and other young men who trade drugs, love their family and friends, dream of ordinary lives, and navigate a maze of violence, detention, jail time, and early death in turn of millennium Detroit. Luke Bergmann's is a powerful new ethnographic voice whose vivid, gritty, dialogic writing serves as a model for us all. '"Susan Harding, author of The Book of Jerry Falwell
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About the Author

Luke Bergmann is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health and an associate research scientist at the Prevention Research Center in Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley, California.
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9781135951313
Subtitle:
Two Young Lives and the Struggle for the Soul of an American City
Author:
Bergmann, Luke
Publisher:
New Press
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8 x 6 in
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