Boom town : how Wal-Mart transformed an all-American town into an international community / Marjorie Rosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosen, Marjorie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diversity in the workplace--Social aspects--Arkansas--Bentonville.

Diversity in the workplace.

Multiculturalism--Arkansas--Bentonville.

Multiculturalism.

Bentonville (Ark.)--Commerce--Social aspects.

Bentonville (Ark.).

Bentonville (Ark.)--Social conditions.

Wal-Mart (Firm).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2009.

Summary:

Investigating the personal stories behind the headquarters of the Wal-Mart empire, this examination focuses on the growth of Bentonville, Arkansas?a microcosm of America's social, political, and cultural shift. Numerous personalities are interviewed, including a multimillionaire Palestinian refugee who arrived penniless and is now dedicated to building a synagogue, a Mexican mother of three who was fired after injuring herself on the job, a black executive hired to diversify Wal-Mart whose arrival coincided with a KKK rally, and a Hindu father concerned about interraci

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Map of Northwest Arkansas; A Note from the Author; Introduction; I DIVERSITY COMES TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS; II TOWNS AND TOWNIES, THEN AND NOW; III THE HISPANIC EXPLOSION; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-298) and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-368-2

OCLC:

527853424