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Winner of the 2005 Book Prize from the Association for Humanist Sociology

Winner of the 2007 American Sociological Association Marxist Section Book Award

aThis superb book focuses on current controversies in the Hamptons. . . . Dolgonas treatment of these issues is carefully researched, richly detailed, and original, and presented in a beautifully clear narrative.a
--David Halle in "Contemporary Sociology"

"Takes us beyond the much-romanticized beaches of Long Island to the rich entrepreneurs and their McMansions, the Latino workers, and the stubborn indigenous residents refusing to disappear. The book is important because it is in so many ways a microcosm of the nation."
--Howard Zinn, author of "A People's History of the United States"

"Delicious and intellectually nutritious as a Montauk seafood fiesta. Sharp and as jolting as the jitney journey from Manhattan, it is perfect beach reading, or enticing fodder for the downtime of long winters."
--Neil Smith, author of "American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization"

aDolgon tells a history that is balanced and agenda-free.a
--"Foreword Magazine"

"[A] very good book. It offers the reader an insightful political-economic analysis of eastern Long Island's microcosm of a class and ethnically divided society. . . . This is a fascinating book for scholars interested in how all these factors play out in a fabled locality."
--"Antipode," Susan S. Fainstein, Columbia University

"A rare glitz-free guided tour of the Unnoticed Hamptons."
--"Pop Matters"

"A great read. Dolgon portrays the Hamptons as they really are, not as an idealized landscape that is the sole domain of the ultra rich but as a place where both rich and poor live and often struggle to co-exist in this supposed vacation paradise. An important book for anyone interested in how suburbs and small towns reflect a newly conceived American dream."
--Setha Low, author of "Behind the Gates: Life, Security and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America"

"A wonderful look at one of America's most class-riven communities. The layers upon layers of neo-natives, one atop the other, tell a story oft repeated throughout the nation. An essential addition to the bookshelf of American leisure and urban planning."
--Hal Rothman, author of "Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the 21st Century"

"Dolgon's book is the perfect medicine for readers who are suffering from celebrity overdose. Informed by four and a half centuries of conflict between locals and conquerors, his rich and lucid picture of the 'other' Hamptons completely demolishes the public image of the region as a playground for the uber-rich and the lumpen-bourgeoisie."
--Andrew Ross, editor of "Anti-Americanism"

"This is a compelling and complex portrait of the conflicts that have given shape to this exclusive enclave's past, present and future."
--"Culture Shock"

"Dolgon takes us way past our limited view of the East End and into much more interesting territory. . . . This well-researched book is loaded with tons of facts that you never learned in your share house."
--"Woodbury"

a[C]omplex and interesting...One cannot help but be intrigued as Dolgon reveals the controversies that have shaped and continue to shape the Hamptons.a
--"Journal ofPopular Culture"

In this absorbing account of New York's famous vacation playground, Corey Dolgon goes beyond the celebrity tales and polo games to tell us the story of this complex and contentious land. From the displacement of Native Americans by the Puritans to the first wave of Manhattan elites who built the Summer Colony, to the current infusion of telecommuting Manhattanites who now want to live there year-round, the story of the Hamptons is a vicious cycle of supposed paradise lost.

Drawing on this fabled land's history, The End of the Hamptons provides a fascinating portrait of current controversies: the Native Americans fighting over land claims and threatening to build a casino, the environmental activists clashing with the McMansion builders, and the Latino day laborers and working-class natives trying to eke out a living in an ever-increasingly expensive town.

With contributions from leading experts across disciplinary fields, this book explores best practices from the field's most notable researchers, as well as important historically based and politically focused challenges to a field whose impact has reached an important crossroads. The comprehensive and powerfully critical analysis considers the history of community engagement and service learning, best teaching practices and pedagogies, engagement across disciplines, and current research and policies - and contemplates the future of the field. The book will not only inform faculty, staff, and students on ways to improve their work, but also suggest a bigger social and political focus for programs intended to seriously establish democracy and social justice in their communities and campuses.

With contributions from leading experts across disciplinary fields, this book explores best practices from the field's most notable researchers, as well as important historically based and politically focused challenges to a field whose impact has reached an important crossroads. The comprehensive and powerfully critical analysis considers the history of community engagement and service learning, best teaching practices and pedagogies, engagement across disciplines, and current research and policies - and contemplates the future of the field. The book will not only inform faculty, staff, and students on ways to improve their work, but also suggest a bigger social and political focus for programs intended to seriously establish democracy and social justice in their communities and campuses.

How have powerful Americans convinced their fellow citizens to support policies beneficial only to the wealthy? Why have so many given up on public education, safe food and safe streets, living wages - even on democracy itself? Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. As the Progressive Left tries to understand how President Trump came to power, Corey Dolgon documents his historical, political and cultural road map. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts. Covering the post-Vietnam era to present day, Dolgon dismantles US common sense cultural discourse and explains why the endless crisis in US policy will continue until American citizens recognize what has been lost, and in whose interest.

Winner of the 2005 Book Prize from the Association for Humanist Sociology A portrait of the contentious, controversial history of the Manhattan elite's favorite fabled summer playground In this absorbing account of New York's famous vacation playground, Corey Dolgon goes beyond the celebrity tales and polo games to tell us the story of this complex and contentious land. From the displacement of Native Americans by the Puritans to the first wave of Manhattan elites who built the Summer Colony, to the current infusion of telecommuting Manhattanites who now want to live there year-round, the story of the Hamptons is a vicious cycle of supposed paradise lost. Drawing on this fabled land's history, The End of the Hamptons provides a fascinating portrait of current controversies: the Native Americans fighting over land claims and threatening to build a casino, the environmental activists clashing with the McMansion builders, and the Latino day laborers and working-class natives trying to eke out a living in an ever-increasingly expensive town.

How have powerful Americans convinced their fellow citizens to support policies beneficial only to the wealthy? Why have so many given up on public education, safe food and safe streets, living wages - even on democracy itself? Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. As the Progressive Left tries to understand how President Trump came to power, Corey Dolgon documents his historical, political and cultural road map. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts. Covering the post-Vietnam era to present day, Dolgon dismantles US common sense cultural discourse and explains why the endless crisis in US policy will continue until American citizens recognize what has been lost, and in whose interest.