Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond
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In Evicted, Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-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.
Genres: NonfictionSociologyPoliticsSocial JusticeHistoryBook ClubEconomicsAudiobookPovertySocial Issues
418 Pages

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