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The real state of America atlas : mapping the myths and truths of the United States / Cynthia Enloe and Joni Seager.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Enloe, Cynthia H., 1938-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- United States--Social conditions--Statistics.
- United States.
- Social conditions.
- United States--Economic conditions--Statistics.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Social life and customs--21st century.
- United States--Social conditions--21st century.
- United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Genre:
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 127 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- State of America atlas
- Mapping the myths and truths of the United States
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2011.
- 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.
- Contents:
- This land is whose land?
- American dreams
- Land of hope and opportunity
- Health and wellbeing
- Consumer of the world
- Leader of the world.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-124) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780143119357
- 0143119354
- OCLC:
- 681497372
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