A people's history of poverty in America /
"In A People's History of Poverty in America, political scientist Stephen Pimpare brings these lives and stories to the foreground, vividly describing poverty and welfare as poor and welfare-reliant Americans experience it, from the big city to the rural countryside. Through prodigious res...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.,
©2008
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| Series: | New Press people's history
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| Summary: | "In A People's History of Poverty in America, political scientist Stephen Pimpare brings these lives and stories to the foreground, vividly describing poverty and welfare as poor and welfare-reliant Americans experience it, from the big city to the rural countryside. Through prodigious research Pimpare has unearthed rich, poignant, and often surprising testimonies and powerful accounts - both heartwrenching and humorous - that range from the early days of the United States to the complex social and economic terrain of the present."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-304) and index |
| ISBN: | 1595586962 1595587780 9781595586964 9781595587787 |