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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... cultural factors that influenced the birth of the tramp. The most obvious one is that of political economy. Any discussion that highlights knowledge (and the related terms 'discourse' and 'representation') is liable to attack by those ...
... cultural factors that influenced the birth of the tramp. The most obvious one is that of political economy. Any discussion that highlights knowledge (and the related terms 'discourse' and 'representation') is liable to attack by those ...
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... cultures to create order and homeliness out of the apparent chaos of raw nature. The concept of place is central to our understanding of the ways in which people turn nature into culture by making nature their home. Indeed, the warm ...
... cultures to create order and homeliness out of the apparent chaos of raw nature. The concept of place is central to our understanding of the ways in which people turn nature into culture by making nature their home. Indeed, the warm ...
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... cultural polarity at the time between two social phenomena that were well-established in French culture. One was tourism, which stood for leisure and fantasy; the other was criminal vagrancy, which provided the bourgeoisie with its ...
... cultural polarity at the time between two social phenomena that were well-established in French culture. One was tourism, which stood for leisure and fantasy; the other was criminal vagrancy, which provided the bourgeoisie with its ...
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... cultural commentators have argued that mobility and process are central to what it is to be American. Daniel Boorstin, for instance, has argued that Americans were a new kind of Bedouin. More than almost anything else, they valued the ...
... cultural commentators have argued that mobility and process are central to what it is to be American. Daniel Boorstin, for instance, has argued that Americans were a new kind of Bedouin. More than almost anything else, they valued the ...
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... cultural manifestations of small-town America, hot apple-pie and white picket fences, at the same time as mobility, in some forms, is seen as a uniquely American geographical and historical experience guaranteeing freedom, opportunity ...
... cultural manifestations of small-town America, hot apple-pie and white picket fences, at the same time as mobility, in some forms, is seen as a uniquely American geographical and historical experience guaranteeing freedom, opportunity ...
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Knowing the Tramp | 48 |
Gendering the Tramp | 87 |
Pathologizing the Tramp | 127 |
Picturing the Tramp | 171 |
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