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BOOK
Title Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century / Jessica Bruder
Imprint London : Swift Press, 2021

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Descript xiv, 273 sidor illustrationer 20 cm
Note "Now a major motion picture"--Cover
Originally published: 2017
Includes bibliographical references
From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce programme in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant labourers who call themselves 'workampers.' On frequently travelled routes between seasonal jobs, Jessica Bruder meets people from all walks of life: a former professor, a McDonald's vice president, a minister, a college administrator, and a motorcycle cop, among many others; including her irrepressible protagonist, a onetime cocktail waitress, Home Depot clerk, and general contractor named Linda May
Subject Äldre
Ströjobb
Arbetsmigration
Older people -- Employment -- United States
Retirees -- Employment -- United States
Retirement -- Economic aspects -- United States
Casual labor -- United States
Working poor -- United States
Migrant labor -- United States
Recreational vehicle living -- United States
Van life -- United States
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Classmark 331.3980973
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Add Title Surviving America in the 21st century
Nomad land
ISBN/ISSN 9781800750302 (paperback)
1800750307 (paperback)
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