Survival math : notes on an all-American family
Jackson, Mitchell S.2020
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An electrifying, dazzlingly written reckoning and an essential addition to the conversation about race and class, 'Survival Math' takes its name from the calculations that award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson made to survive the Portland, Oregon, of his youth. This dynamic book explores gangs and guns, near-death experiences, sex work, masculinity, composite fathers, the concept of 'hustle' and the destructive power of addiction - all framed within the story of Jackson, his family and his community. Mitchell S. Jackson presents a microcosm of struggle and survival in contemporary urban America - an exploration of the forces that shaped his life, his city, and the lives of so many black men like him.
Main title:
Survival math : notes on an all-American family / Mitchell S. Jackson.
Author:
Jackson, Mitchell S., author
Imprint:
London : Dialogue Books, 2020.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780349701349 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
Jackson, Mitchell S. -- Childhood and youthJackson, Mitchell S. -- FamilyPortland (Or.) -- Race relationsAfrican Americans -- Oregon -- Portland -- Social conditionsBlacks -- Race identity -- Oregon -- PortlandViolence -- Oregon -- PortlandDrug abuse -- Oregon -- PortlandProstitution -- Oregon -- PortlandGangs -- Oregon -- PortlandLiterature
BRN:
1892679
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