Robert W Snyder

Broschiertes Buch

Transit Talk

New Yorks Bus and Subway Workers Tell Their Stories

Beschreibung

An insider's look at the work and lives of New York City transit workers, told in their own words. The text blends anecdotes, happy memories and painful tales; weaving together vignettes about race, unions and gender within the workforce of the last 50 years.

Autor

Robert W. Snyder, a lifelong bus and subway rider and the grandson of a transit worker, is the author of The Voice of the City: Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York and coauthor of Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and Their New York. He lives with his wife and two children in Manhattan, where he is the editor of Media Studies Journal.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 138mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9780813525778
• ISBN-10: 0813525772
• Artikelnr.: 21649256