{"product_id":"crossing-class-the-invisible-wall-paperback","title":"Crossing Class: The Invisible Wall - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles D. Brockett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHeather Tosteson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROSSING CLASS: \u003cem\u003eThe Invisible Wall\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eA Wising Up Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e. Editors: Charles D. Brockett and Heather Tosteson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e CLASS: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIt's the great unspeakable in a society dedicated to the proposition that all people are created equal, with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and that believes in the redistributive power of personal ambition, hard work, self-intention and self-definition. It might be the most powerful and intractable of social divisions, its effects potent even within culture, race, or gender. Whether we buy in consciously or not, we are all subject to the shaping power of class. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But what exactly does it mean to be shaped by class? How does this shaping affect what we long for, strive for, believe is possible--not just for us but for those around us and the world at large? What happens to our understanding of class, of our society and of ourselves, when we cross class boundaries upwards \u003cem\u003eor\u003c\/em\u003edownwards, willingly or unwillingly, through education, employment, marriage, divorce, friendships and other meaningful relationships, immigration or emigration, illness, economic or political upheaval? How does our experience of \u003cem\u003eclass mobility\u003c\/em\u003e, wanted or unwanted, change our understanding of ourselves, our social relationships, our sense of social agency, our sense of our society? How does it change our understanding of the possibilities and challenges of living out \u003cem\u003eE Pluribus Unum?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thirty contemporary writers help us explore the impact of class and inequality through fiction, memoir, poetry--and some graphs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003eDanisa Bell, Maida Berenblatt, Sarah Bigham, J. Andrew Briseño, Charles D. Brockett, Elizabeth Burton, Marian Mathews Clark, Gillian Esquivia Cohen, Susan G. Duncan, Katherin Hervey, Lowell Jaeger, Daniel M. Jaffe, Murali Kamma, \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eJudith J. Katz, John Laue, Michele Markarian, Nancy L. Meyer, Carl Palmer, Mark Pawlak, Patricia Smith Ranzoni, Mary Kay Rummel, Ada Jill Schneider, Patty Somlo, Jane St. Clair, Robert Stinson, Heather Tosteson, Donald R. Vogel, Mark D. Walker, Ken Williams, Andrena Zawinski\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47359624577273,"sku":"9781732451414","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/u4aySRK6fq9781732451414.webp?v=1769879086","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/crossing-class-the-invisible-wall-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}