The Tramp in AmericaReaktion Books, 2004 M06 1 - 256 páginas This book provides the first account of the invention of the tramp as a social type in the United States between the 1870s and the 1930s. Tim Cresswell considers the ways in which the tramp was imagined and described and how, by World War II, it was being reclassified and rendered invisible. He describes the "tramp scare" of the late nineteenth century and explores the assumption that tramps were invariably male and therefore a threat to women. Cresswell also examines tramps as comic figures and looks at the work of prominent American photographers which signaled a sympathetic portrayal of this often-despised group. Perhaps most significantly, The Tramp in America calls into question the common assumption that mobility played a central role in the production of American identity. “This is an effective, and sometimes touching, account of how a social phenomenon was created, classified and reclassified. The quality of the writing, the excellent illustrations and the high production standards give this reasonably-priced hardback a chance of appealing to a general audience . . . an important contribution to American studies, providing new perspectives on the significance of mobility and rootlessness at an important time in the development of the nation. Cresswell successfully illuminates the history of a disadvantaged and marginal group, while providing a lens by which to focus on the thinking and practices of the mainstream culture with which they dealt. As such, this book represents a considerable achievement.”—Cultural Geographies “An important book. Cresswell has made an important contribution to a homelessness literature still lacking a more sophisticated theoretical edge. Clearly written, beautifully illustrated and with a strong argument throughout, the book deserves to be widely read by students and practitioners alike.”—Progress in Human Geography |
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... York Public Library have all been invaluable. Various parts of the manuscript for this book were much improved as the result of discussions and seminars at the Newberry Library, with the environmental history group at Harvard, the ...
... York Public Library have all been invaluable. Various parts of the manuscript for this book were much improved as the result of discussions and seminars at the Newberry Library, with the environmental history group at Harvard, the ...
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... York in the years after 18/3;9 the economic crash and subsequent panic of 1873 resulted in the presence of increasing numbers of jobless men on the streets of American cities. Social reformers noted this and came up with the new word ...
... York in the years after 18/3;9 the economic crash and subsequent panic of 1873 resulted in the presence of increasing numbers of jobless men on the streets of American cities. Social reformers noted this and came up with the new word ...
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... York. In this sense it takes a firmly realist approach to the relationship between tramps and knowledge - that tramps were there waiting to be discovered. My argument here is that tramps were not discovered but 'made up' in America ...
... York. In this sense it takes a firmly realist approach to the relationship between tramps and knowledge - that tramps were there waiting to be discovered. My argument here is that tramps were not discovered but 'made up' in America ...
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... York let us say - less than two hundred miles away would be an arduous, physically punishing journey of several days and one that would never be undertaken lightly.'7 The mere fact of connection between just about anywhere is said to ...
... York let us say - less than two hundred miles away would be an arduous, physically punishing journey of several days and one that would never be undertaken lightly.'7 The mere fact of connection between just about anywhere is said to ...
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Knowing the Tramp | 48 |
Gendering the Tramp | 87 |
Pathologizing the Tramp | 127 |
Picturing the Tramp | 171 |
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