The Moral Underground

How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy

Lisa Dodson

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The New Press
15 February 2010

Economics

"Called a ""fascinating exploration of economic civil disobedience"" by Publishers Weekly, Lisa Dodson's stunning book The Moral Underground features stories of middle-class managers and professionals who refuse to be complicit in an economy that puts a decent life beyond the reach of the working poor. Whether it's a nurse choosing to treat an uninsured child, a supervisor padding a paycheck, or a restaurant manager sneaking food to a worker's children, these unsung heroes reach across the economic fault line to restore a sense of justice to the working world.

This vivid account of working-class America is based on Dodson's eight years of research and conversations with hundreds of Americans about the need to create ethical alternatives to rules that ignore the humanity of working parents and put their children and risk."

By: Lisa Dodson
Imprint: The New Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 391g
ISBN: 9781595584724
ISBN 10: 1595584722
Pages: 227
Publication Date: 15 February 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Dodson worked as a union activist, an obstetrical nurse, and the director of the Division of Women's Health for the state of Massachusetts before becoming a professor of sociology at Boston College. She is the author of The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy (The New Press) and Don't Call Us Out of Name. She lives in Auburndale, Massachusetts.

Reviews for The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy

The documentary tradition at its very best. -Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Coles Lisa Dodson tracks a new civil disobedience [with] . . . fascinating . . .wrenching stories. -The Boston Globe If only this book had been published in 2007. Then the hundreds of people interviewed by Lisa Dodson would have been able to pass along an mportant piece of advice: What's good for business is not necessarily good for America. -Time Important, encouraging reporting. -Kirkus Reviews [A]n intriguing record of the economic crisis and how some are choosing to survive it. -Booklist [A] fascinating, necessary book. -Corduroy Books