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First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 320 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-312) and index. |
| Summary |
Traces the downfall of once-idyllic Lancaster, Ohio, exploring how the financial problems of primary employer Anchor Hocking Glass Company and the challenges of local corruption, the drug trade and evolving technologies have illuminated the vulnerabilities of inequality in rural America. |
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"In 1947, Forbes magazine declared Lancaster, Ohio, the epitome of the all-American town. Today it is damaged, discouraged, and fighting for its future. In Glass house, journalist Brian Alexander uses the story of one town to show how seeds sown thirty-five years ago have sprouted to give us Trumpism, inequality, and an eroding national cohesion."--Jacket flap. |
| Contents |
Preface : the cop -- Map of Lancaster -- Introduction : the CEO -- Glass house : December 2014 -- The all-American town : 1947-1982 -- Triggering events : July 1987 -- Newellization : March 2004 -- Hook, line, and sinker : April 2007 -- The cheese, the CEO, and Lancaster's year : January 2015 -- The shutdown : February 2015 -- The bankruptcy : March 2015 -- Pump it and dump it : April 2015 -- Turn it around, or turn it up? : May 2015 -- Hope for a forever home : June 2015 -- Putting the baby back together : July 2015 -- Maximum value : August 2015 -- Falling out : October 2015 -- The future in play : January 2016. |
| Subject |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing Industries.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009 -- Regional disparities.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- -- Regional disparities.
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Income distribution -- United States.
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American Dream.
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Equality -- United States.
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Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation -- History.
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Glass trade -- Ohio -- Lancaster -- History.
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Glass manufacture -- Ohio -- Lancaster -- History.
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Tableware industry -- Ohio -- Lancaster -- History.
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Lancaster (Ohio) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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Lancaster (Ohio) -- History, Local.
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Lancaster (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- History.
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Deindustrialization -- Ohio -- Lancaster.
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City dwellers -- Economic aspects -- Ohio -- Lancaster.
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Small cities -- Economic aspects -- Ohio -- Lancaster.
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Distribution (Economic theory)
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| ISBN |
9781250085801 (hardcover) : $26.99 |
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1250085802 (hardcover) : $26.99 |
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