Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. The Enigma of Class in America 1
5. 1. East of Eden 26
6. 2. We the People in the City of Brotherly Love 60
7. 3. Wretched Refuse 84
8. 4. There Was a Young Cowboy Homeless on the Range 117
9. 5. John Smith Visits Suburbia 156
10. 6. Free at Last? “I Have a Dream” and Involuntary Servitude 194
11. Conclusion. The Homeland 248
12. Notes 257
13. Index 269