Description: Elizabech Schroeder Schlabach examines the complexities of Black women's work in policy gambling. Policy provided Black women with a livelihood for themselves and their families. Ar che same time, navigating gender expectations, aggressive policing, and other hazards of the informal economy led them to refashion ideas abour Black womanhood and respectability. Policy earnings also funded above-board enterprises ranging from neighborhood businesses to philanthropic institutions, and Schlabach delves into the various ways Black women straddled the illegal policy business and reputable community involvement. In very good condition. Cover has slight wear. Pages and cover are not marked except for autograph at inner cover. Pages and cover have no damage or tears. Binding is good with no loose pages.
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Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Dream Books and Gamblers : Black Women's Work in Chicago's Policy Game
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Subject: Women, Finance / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, African American
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2022
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Author: Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach
Subject Area: Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
