A people's history of poverty in America /
Pimpare, Stephen.
A people's history of poverty in America / Stephen Pimpare. - New York : New Press :;Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., c2008. - xii, 322 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-304) and index.
Introduction : the indignant poor and the constants of relief -- Survive : my brother's keeper -- Sleep : a place to call home -- Eat : dumpster diving -- Work : (in)dependence -- Love : women and children first -- Respect : the price of relief -- Escape : black and blue -- Surrender : a culture of poverty? -- Resist : bread or blood -- Epilogue : poor math.
In this compulsively readable social history, Pimpare vividly describes poverty from the perspective of poor and welfare-reliant Americans. He focuses on how the poor have created community, secured shelter, and found food, and illuminates their battles for dignity and respect. www.alibris.com
9781565849341
Poor--United States
Poverty--United States
HC 110.P6 / .P649 2008
A people's history of poverty in America / Stephen Pimpare. - New York : New Press :;Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., c2008. - xii, 322 p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-304) and index.
Introduction : the indignant poor and the constants of relief -- Survive : my brother's keeper -- Sleep : a place to call home -- Eat : dumpster diving -- Work : (in)dependence -- Love : women and children first -- Respect : the price of relief -- Escape : black and blue -- Surrender : a culture of poverty? -- Resist : bread or blood -- Epilogue : poor math.
In this compulsively readable social history, Pimpare vividly describes poverty from the perspective of poor and welfare-reliant Americans. He focuses on how the poor have created community, secured shelter, and found food, and illuminates their battles for dignity and respect. www.alibris.com
9781565849341
Poor--United States
Poverty--United States
HC 110.P6 / .P649 2008
