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23%OFFMatthew Desmond - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City - 9780141983318 - 9780141983318
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

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Description for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
*WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* 'Beautifully written, thought-provoking, and unforgettable ... If you want a good understanding of how the issues that cause poverty are intertwined, you should read this book' Bill Gates, Best Books of 2017 Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest winter for years. Doreen's home is so filthy her family call it 'the rat hole'. Lamar, a wheelchair-bound ex-soldier, tries to work his way out of debt for his boys. Scott, a nurse turned addict, lives in ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141983318
SKU
9780141983318
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Matthew Desmond
2015 MacArthur 'Genius' award winner Matthew Desmond is an associate professor of sociology and social science at Harvard University and co-director of the Justice and Poverty Project. He is the author of the award-winning book On The Fireline and his writing has appeared in The New York Times and Chicago Tribune.

Reviews for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
An extraordinary ethnographic study... Desmond takes people who are usually seen as worthless, and shows us their full humanity ... By examining one city through the microscopic lens of housing, he shows us how the system that produces that pain and poverty was created and is maintained
Katha Pollitt
Guardian
Astonishing ... Desmond has set a ... Read more

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