Evicted Poverty and Profit in the American City

Name: Evicted Poverty and Profit in the American City
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ISBN: 9780553447453

ISBN-10: 0553447459

ISBN-13: 9780553447453

Edition: 2016

Authors: Matthew Desmond

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From Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America""In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse turned heroin addict. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stick up after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/28/2017
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.18" wide x 7.99" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Matthew Desmond is assistant professor of sociology and social studies at Harvard University.