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Global Heartland: Displaced Labor, Transnational Lives, and Local Placemaking (Framing the Global),New
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Global Heartland is the account of diverse, dispossessed, and displaced people brought together in a former sundown town in Illinois. Recruited to work in the local meatprocessing plant, African Americans, Mexicans, and West Africans recreate the town in unexpected ways. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted in the US, Mexico, and Togo, Faranak Miraftab shows how this workforce is produced for the global labor market; how the displaced workers' transnational lives help them stay in these jobs; and how they negotiate their relationships with each other across the lines of ethnicity, race, language, and nationality as they make a new home. Beardstown is not an exception but an example of localglobal connections that make for local development. Focusing on a locality in a nonmetropolitan region, this work contributes to urban scholarship on globalization by offering a fresh perspective on politics and materialities of placemaking.
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- Q: What is the main topic of 'Global Heartland'? A: The book explores the lives of diverse, dispossessed, and displaced people in a former sundown town in Illinois, focusing on their experiences in the local meat-processing plant and their transnational lives.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Global Heartland'? A: The author of 'Global Heartland' is Faranak Miraftab.
- Q: What kind of research does the book draw upon? A: The book is based on ethnographic research conducted in the United States, Mexico, and Togo.
- Q: What is the significance of Beardstown in the book? A: Beardstown serves as an example of local-global connections and illustrates how displaced workers contribute to local development.
- Q: How many pages does 'Global Heartland' have? A: The book has a total of 308 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Global Heartland'? A: The book was published on January 7, 2016.
- Q: What is the binding type of the book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: What category does 'Global Heartland' fall under? A: The book falls under the 'State & Local' category.
- Q: Is 'Global Heartland' a new book? A: Yes, the item condition is listed as 'New'.
- Q: What themes does 'Global Heartland' address? A: The book addresses themes of globalization, urban scholarship, and the politics of placemaking among displaced workers.