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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (Hardcover, 2016)

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'I wish the rent was heaven sent.' Evictions in American cities used to be so rare they drew crowds. Now they happen day in, day out. This searing, heartbreaking book tells the story of poverty today, and the people who live it. 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 a gutted-out trailer. This is their world. And this is the twenty-first century- where fewer and fewer people can afford a simple roof over their head. From abandoned slums to shelters, eviction courts to ghettoes, Matthew Desmond spent years living with and recording the stories of those struggling to survive - yet who won't give up. A work of love, care and humanity, Evicted reminds us why, without a home, nothing else is possible. It is one of the most necessary books of our time. Praise for Evicted

Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780241260852

eBay Product ID (ePID)221221211

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Publication Year2016

SubjectGovernment, Sociology

TypeTextbook

AuthorMatthew Desmond

Subject AreaEconomic Sociology

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height240 mm

Item Weight705 g

Item Width162 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorMatthew Desmond