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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... geography departments at Keele, Bristol, Cambridge and Kentucky. The complete manuscript was read by Nathaneal Holt for reasons of intelligibility. Thanks also for the music. Finally, the biggest thanks of all to Carol Jennings, who ...
... geography departments at Keele, Bristol, Cambridge and Kentucky. The complete manuscript was read by Nathaneal Holt for reasons of intelligibility. Thanks also for the music. Finally, the biggest thanks of all to Carol Jennings, who ...
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... geographical constituents are important. Second, I am convinced that the role of knowledge in 'making up' the tramp is profoundly material. In this sense I am in agreement with Raymond Williams's observation that classical Marxism, for ...
... geographical constituents are important. Second, I am convinced that the role of knowledge in 'making up' the tramp is profoundly material. In this sense I am in agreement with Raymond Williams's observation that classical Marxism, for ...
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... geographical imagination. The moral geographies of roots and rootlessness go back a long way, especially in reactions to people who have been seen to be without place. The discussions of knowledge and tramps that make up The Tramp in ...
... geographical imagination. The moral geographies of roots and rootlessness go back a long way, especially in reactions to people who have been seen to be without place. The discussions of knowledge and tramps that make up The Tramp in ...
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... geographical fact of American life, one that distinguishes Euro-Americans from their European ancestors. Jeffersonian imagery of America as a garden suggested that space might replace time as the central location of development in ...
... geographical fact of American life, one that distinguishes Euro-Americans from their European ancestors. Jeffersonian imagery of America as a garden suggested that space might replace time as the central location of development in ...
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... geographical phenomenon in American life is linked to a number of ideological themes, including opportunity, democracy and modernity. Indeed, the equation that linked mobility, technology and democracy was one that for many people ...
... geographical phenomenon in American life is linked to a number of ideological themes, including opportunity, democracy and modernity. Indeed, the equation that linked mobility, technology and democracy was one that for many people ...
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Knowing the Tramp | 48 |
Gendering the Tramp | 87 |
Pathologizing the Tramp | 127 |
Picturing the Tramp | 171 |
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