Detroit Story: The Emergence of Informal Property Relations in a Depressed City
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Detroit Story: The Emergence of Informal Property Relations in a Depressed City
19.99 €
The case of Detroit—a thriving industrial center that became a "ghost town"—illustrates the global trend of transition from the welfare state to a new economic situation.
In this new world, lacking social guarantees and stability, informal ties come to the fore. These are the focus of a book by anthropologist Claire Herbert, who moved to Detroit with her family when the city was in its deepest crisis. By interacting with local residents and analyzing their practices as a participant observer, the author uncovers a whole world of informal property relations that defy the traditional image of the "American Dream."
In hopes of finding a roof over their heads, Detroiters are forced to circumvent the law and appropriate abandoned homes, based on an ethos of care—a desire to make life in the city livable without the help of city authorities. Seeking to understand the situation of "decline" or "depression" through the eyes of the city's inhabitants, Herbert discovers techniques and strategies that enable life to continue even when the foundations of social order seem to have crumbled.
Claire Herbert is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon.
In this new world, lacking social guarantees and stability, informal ties come to the fore. These are the focus of a book by anthropologist Claire Herbert, who moved to Detroit with her family when the city was in its deepest crisis. By interacting with local residents and analyzing their practices as a participant observer, the author uncovers a whole world of informal property relations that defy the traditional image of the "American Dream."
In hopes of finding a roof over their heads, Detroiters are forced to circumvent the law and appropriate abandoned homes, based on an ethos of care—a desire to make life in the city livable without the help of city authorities. Seeking to understand the situation of "decline" or "depression" through the eyes of the city's inhabitants, Herbert discovers techniques and strategies that enable life to continue even when the foundations of social order seem to have crumbled.
Claire Herbert is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon.
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