Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
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Trim: 5¾ x 8¾
978-0-7425-2896-3 • Paperback • July 2003 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
978-0-585-47919-4 • eBook • July 2003 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
Elliot Liebow (1925-1994) served as chief of the Center for the Study of Work and Mental Health of the National Institute of Mental Health. Liebow wrote Tally's Corner as his Ph.D. dissertation at the Catholic University of America. He also published Tell Them Who I Am, a study of homeless women in America, in 1993.
Chapter 1 Foreword to the 2003 Edition
Chapter 2 Foreword to the 1967 Edition
Chapter 3
Chapter 1: Introduction to the 2003 Edition
Chapter 4
Chapter 2: Men and Jobs
Chapter 5
Chapter 3: Fathers without Children
Chapter 6
Chapter 4: Husbands and Wives
Chapter 7
Chapter 5: Lovers and Exploiters
Chapter 8
Chapter 6: Friends and Networks
Chapter 9
Chapter 7: Conclusion
Chapter 10 Appendix: A Field Experience in Retrospect
Tally's Corner is an important book for anyone seeking to understand America.....
— Herbert Gans
Whenever and wherever people come out of the dark to face the shadow of America's befuddled relation to the Black man of the city, Tally's Corner is somewhere on the penumbra of consciousness, serving as a lifeline against the currents of ill-informed racist blather about urban poverty. . . . The story of the Black man of the city is ultimately the story of the modern city itself, and in turn of the postmodern global economy. It is a story that is nowhere near its final chapter....
— Charles Lemert, University Professor of Social Theory, Emeritus, Wesleyan University
From Reviews of the First Edition: Elliot Liebow is an honest and talented anthropologist who can see clearly, feel unashamedly, and write a straight lively sentence. His book, Tally's Corner . . . emerges as a valuable and even surprising triumph. —Sunday New York Times This is a sharp, hard-hitting observation of a segment of life and society in action. —Washington Star Nothing short of brilliant—a work of importance —Daniel Patrick Moynihannnn
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The true mark of a classic book is whether it can withstand the test of time. [Liebow's] arguments concerning the work experience and family life of black street-corner men in a Washington, D.C. ghetto still ring true today. . . . In the last three decades, low-skilled African-American males have encountered greater difficulty gaining access to jobs, even menial jobs....
— William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University