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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... became known as the 'tramp scare' or 'tramp evil' as those people who had been displaced by a series of economic downturns took to the road in search of work.1 Across the country these travellers met with verbal and physical abuse from ...
... became known as the 'tramp scare' or 'tramp evil' as those people who had been displaced by a series of economic downturns took to the road in search of work.1 Across the country these travellers met with verbal and physical abuse from ...
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... became common. Such events were written up in popular magazines such as Atlantic Monthly, Harpers and The Century and illustrated by imaginative line-drawings (illus. 1). The word tramp was formulated as a noun in the 1870s in America ...
... became common. Such events were written up in popular magazines such as Atlantic Monthly, Harpers and The Century and illustrated by imaginative line-drawings (illus. 1). The word tramp was formulated as a noun in the 1870s in America ...
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... became the principal targets of attempts to establish a new kind of modern order to replace the older feudal certainties. Because vagrants were rootless and moved beyond the bounds of the local, the older forms of control and order ...
... became the principal targets of attempts to establish a new kind of modern order to replace the older feudal certainties. Because vagrants were rootless and moved beyond the bounds of the local, the older forms of control and order ...
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... became possible to count, tabulate and classify the tramp. Chapter Three, therefore, also examines the social classification tables that claimed to provide knowledge about the tramp. Connected to these were the efforts of early ...
... became possible to count, tabulate and classify the tramp. Chapter Three, therefore, also examines the social classification tables that claimed to provide knowledge about the tramp. Connected to these were the efforts of early ...
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Knowing the Tramp | 48 |
Gendering the Tramp | 87 |
Pathologizing the Tramp | 127 |
Picturing the Tramp | 171 |
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