Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city / Matthew Desmond.
Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city / Matthew Desmond.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2017/669
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 418 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Author's note -- Prologue : Cold city -- pt.1. Rent. The business of owning the city ; Making rent ; Hot water ; A beautiful collection ; Thirteenth Street ; Rat hole ; The sick ; Christmas in Room 400 -- pt. 2. Out. Order some carryout ; Hypes for hire ; The 'hood is good ; Disposable ties ; E-24 ;...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction....
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Full title
Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city / Matthew Desmond.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-405) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2016
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Call Numbers
G 2017/669
Record Identifier
74VKV7q5kgLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV7q5kgLd
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ISBN
9780553447446
9780553447439 (hardback)
0553447432 (hardback)
9780553447453 (paperback)
0553447459 (paperback)
0553447440
DDC
339.460973
MMS ID
991024063858602626
