Bandage, Sort, and Hustle: Ambulance Crews on the Front Lines of Urban Suffering
Author:   Josh Seim
Publisher:   University of California Press
ISBN:  

9780520300217


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   04 February 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Josh Seim
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780520300217


ISBN 10:   0520300211
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   04 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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List of Illustrations Preface Author’s Note Acknowledgments Introduction PART I BANDAGING BODIES: INSIDE THE AMBULANCE 1. People Work 2. Ditch Doctors and Taxi Drivers 3. Feeling the Ambulance PART II SORTING BODIES: THE AMBULANCE BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND SQUAD CARS 4. The Fix-Up Workers 5. The Cleanup Workers 6. Burden Shuffling PART III HUSTING BODIES: THE AMBULANCE UNDERNEATH BUREAUCRACY AND CAPITAL 7. The Barn 8. Supervision 9. Payback Conclusion Appendix: Notes on Data and Methods Notes Reference List Index

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Stunning analysis of the Emergency Medical System (EMS), its frontline workers, and patients . . . . A great source for highlighting how well-intentioned labor processes within seemingly benevolent occupations can further marginalize people and reproduce social inequalities. * British Medical Journal, Medical Humanities *


"""Stunning analysis of the Emergency Medical System (EMS), its frontline workers, and patients . . . . A great source for highlighting how well-intentioned labor processes within seemingly benevolent occupations can further marginalize people and reproduce social inequalities."" * British Medical Journal, Medical Humanities *"


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Josh Seim is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston College.

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