Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

by Desmond, Matthew
ISBN: 9780553447453
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic "has set a new standard for reporting on poverty" (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review).

In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation), "vivid and unsettling" (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-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.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY President Barack Obama - The New York Times Book Review - The Boston Globe - The Washington Post - NPR - Entertainment Weekly - The New Yorker - Bloomberg - Esquire - BuzzFeed - Fortune - San Francisco Chronicle - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Politico - The Week - Chicago Public Library - BookPage - Kirkus Reviews - Library Journal - Publishers Weekly - Booklist - Shelf Awareness

WINNER OF: The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction - The PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction - The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction - The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism - The PEN/New England Award - The Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize

FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE

"Evicted stands among the very best of the social justice books."--Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth

"Gripping and moving--tragic, too."--Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones

"Evicted is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty."--San Francisco Chronicle

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Desmond, Matthew
  • ISBN: 9780553447453
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.95 x 1.00
  • Number Of Pages: 448
  • Publication Year: 2017

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  • Wonderful ethnographic study

    Nina H. - 5 years 9 months ago

    Wonderfully written book by Matthew Desmond. The multiple stories are well intertwined throughout the book, and you get a glimpse of the many different concerns and lives of tenants, landlords, and the process of eviction in general. I particularly enjoyed Desmond's "About This Project" at the end, where he delves into his process writing this book. Recommend this to anyone looking for some #SummerReading

  • Close-up examination of tenants & landlords at the lowest end of the housing spectrum

    Steve L. - 7 years 8 months ago

    This important book follows landlords and tenants on the lowest end of the population of Milwaukee. It could borrow the title of Joseph Heller's Catch-22, but it's not fictional comedy--it's all-too-real tragedy. Among the catches: A money-strapped tenant is finally ready to get caught up on the rent, but the landlord has decided to make way for a new tenant and evicts the old one. Renters complain about a backed-up sink and, instead of fixing it, the landlord blames it on the tenants and evicts them. One tenant takes in another who has been evicted, is found out by the landlord and--yes, evicted. The landlords have a lot to put up with as well, with deadbeat renters and property damage. Author Desmond gets in close on both sides and relates the tales without hyperbole. (The hyperbole is already built in to the lives of these struggling citizens.) This book will change your perspective on poverty and housing situations in America in the 21st Century.

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