The working poor : invisible in America / David K. Shipler.
The working poor : invisible in America / David K. Shipler.
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New York : Knopf, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N305.569/ 14
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 319 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: At the Edge of Poverty -- Ch. 1. Money and Its Opposite -- Ch. 2. Work Doesn't Work -- Ch. 3. Importing the Third World -- Ch. 4. Harvest of Shame -- Ch. 5. The Daunting Workplace -- Ch. 6. Sins of the Fathers -- Ch. 7. Kinship -- Ch. 8. Body and Mind -- Ch. 9. Dreams -- Ch. 10. Work W...
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Publisher
New York : Knopf, 2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"We meet drifting farmworkers in North Carolina, exploited garment workers in New Hampshire, illegal immigrants trapped in the steaming kitchens of Los Angeles restaurants, addicts who struggle into productive work from the cruel streets of the nation's capital - each life another aspect of a confounding, far-reaching urgent national crises. And un...
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The working poor : invisible in America / David K. Shipler.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N305.569/ 14
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74Vv5dM20xDA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv5dM20xDA
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ISBN
0375408908 (alk. paper)
9780375408908 (alk. paper)
DDC
305.5690973
MMS ID
991017613329702626
