TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pimpare, Stephen.
TI  - A people's history of poverty in America
SN  - 9781565849341
AV  - HC 110.P6 .P649 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - New Press :;Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Poor
KW  - United States
KW  - Poverty
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -