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Punching out, one year in a closing auto plant, Paul Clemens

Label
Punching out, one year in a closing auto plant, Paul Clemens
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Punching out
Oclc number
471789423
Responsibility statement
Paul Clemens
Sub title
one year in a closing auto plant
Summary
Clemens investigates the 2006 closing of one of America's most potent symbols: a Detroit auto plant. "Punching Out" is an up-close report from the meanest, sharpest edge of America's deindustrialization, and a lament for a working-class culture that once defined a prosperous America
Table Of Contents
"Taint never gonna come back, McGee" -- Settle labor issues -- They just closed the door -- Assets formerly of Budd Company Detroit -- Surplus industry service providers -- Picking the carcass -- You from Detroit?
Content
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