Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city / Matthew Desmond.
"In this powerful work of narrative nonfiction, Desmond documents the months he spent living alongside tenants and landlords in Milwaukee, exploring the issues of poverty and homelessness in a segregated city. Taking readers on a journey into the daily lives of families facing eviction, sometimes re...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
B D W Y, Broadway Books,
[2017]
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Edition: | First paperback edition. |
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Physical Description: | xviii, 422 pages ; 21 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads ... Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America's most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible."-- Cover. |
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"In this powerful work of narrative nonfiction, Desmond documents the months he spent living alongside tenants and landlords in Milwaukee, exploring the issues of poverty and homelessness in a segregated city. Taking readers on a journey into the daily lives of families facing eviction, sometimes repeatedly, the author creates a compelling and heartbreaking work that leaves readers wondering how we got here and what we can do to help."-- http://lj.libraryjournal.com |
Note: | Includes Reader's guide (pages 419-422). |
Call Number: | HD7287.96.U6 D47 2017 |
Awards: | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2017 The Pulitzer Prize, 2017 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-405) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780553447453 0553447459 |