Description: Further DetailsTitle: Dream Books and GamblersCondition: NewDescription: Ubiquitous illegal lotteries known as policy flourished in Chicago’s Black community during the overlapping waves of the Great Migration. Policy “queens” owned stakes in lucrative operations while women writers and clerks canvased the neighborhood, passed out winnings, and kept the books. Elizabeth 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. At the same time, navigating gender expectations, aggressive policing, and other hazards of the infromal economy led them to refashion ideas about 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. Vivid and revealing, Dream Books and Gamblers tells the stories of Black women in the underground economy and how they used their work to balance the demands of living and laboring in Black Chicago.Author: Elizabeth Schroeder SchlabachCountry/Region of Manufacture: USEAN: 9780252044786Format: HardbackGenre: HistoryISBN: 9780252044786ISBN-10: 0252044789Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 454gLanguage: EnglishPublisher: University of Illinois PressRelease Date: 11/22/2022Subtitle: Black Women's Work in Chicago's Policy GameTopic: Social Sciences, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Dream Books and Gamblers
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
EAN: 9780252044786
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780252044786
ISBN-10: 0252044789
Release Date: 11/22/2022
Release Year: 2022
Subtitle: Black Women's Work in Chicago's Policy Game
Title: Dream Books and Gamblers
Topic: Society & Culture
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Publication Name: Dream Books and Gamblers : Black Women's Work in Chicago's Policy Game
Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Subject: Women, Finance / General, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Elizabeth Schroeder Schlabach
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
