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- Land, Promise, and Peril
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- Land, Promise, and Peril
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Family in an Intemperate Community, State, and Nation
- Part II Family Interiority and Economic Mobility Pathways
- Part III Pathways toward Upward Economic Mobility
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2023
Book contents
- Land, Promise, and Peril
- Cambridge Studies in Stratification Economics: Economics and Social Identity
- Land, Promise, and Peril
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I The Family in an Intemperate Community, State, and Nation
- Part II Family Interiority and Economic Mobility Pathways
- Part III Pathways toward Upward Economic Mobility
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Land, Promise, and PerilRace and Stratification in the Rural South, pp. 389 - 396Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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