Demolition Means Progress: Race, Class, and the Deconstruction of the American Dream in Flint, Michigan
In 1997, executives from General Motors (GM) announced plans to shutter a massive complex of automobile factories in the industrial city of Flint, Michigan. Shortly after the plants closed, company officials placed signs in front of the facility that read, qDemolition Means Progress.q The signs suggested that the struggling city of Flint---GM's birthplace and onetime manufacturing hub---could not move forward to civic greatness until the plants met the wrecking ball.training and aquot;life skillsaquot; instruction, casting aside what Manley called the aquot; intellectualismaquot; of traditional education in ... Up Appearances Landscaping for Home Owners Driver Education Interior Decorating Family Fun Frozen Foods Cooking foranbsp;...
| Title | : | Demolition Means Progress: Race, Class, and the Deconstruction of the American Dream in Flint, Michigan |
| Author | : | |
| Publisher | : | ProQuest - 2009 |
You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.
Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.
How it works:- 1. Register a free 1 month Trial Account.
- 2. Download as many books as you like (Personal use)
- 3. Cancel the membership at any time if not satisfied.
