Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Paperback)
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by Matthew Desmond
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One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty.
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In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), 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.
In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), 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.
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About the Author
Matthew Desmond is the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, the founding director of the Eviction Lab, and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship.
Product Details
Category: Nonfiction, Sociology
Language: English
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0553447459
ISBN-13: 978-0553447453
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: February 28, 2017
Pages: 448
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