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Overview"A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. For years the Catholic Church, Catholic Charities, and the Haitian Multi-Service Center in Boston have helped Haitian refugees and immigrants attain economic independence, health, security, and citizenship in the United States. In Life at the Center, Erica Caple James traces this aid work and discovers at its heart a fundamental paradox, arising from what she calls ""corporate Catholicism"": social assistance produces and reproduces structural inequalities between providers and recipients, which can deepen aid recipients' dependence and lead to resistance to organized benevolence. James documents how institutional financial deficits harmed clients and providers, yet also how modes of philanthropy that previously caused harm can be redeployed to repair damage and rebuild ""charitable brands."" The culmination of over a decade of advocacy and research on behalf of the Haitians of Boston, this groundbreaking work exposes how Catholic corporations strengthened—but also eroded—Haitians' civic power." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erica Caple JamesPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 15 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9780520400542ISBN 10: 0520400542 Pages: 318 Publication Date: 28 May 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationErica Caple James is Professor of Medical Anthropology and Urban Studies at MIT and author of the award-winning book Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, and Intervention in Haiti. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |