The injustice of place uncovering the legacy of poverty in America

"Three of the nation's top scholars, known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America, turn their attention from the country's poorest people to its poorest places. Based on a fresh, data-driven approach, they discover that America's most disadvantaged communities are not the big cities tha...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edin, Kathryn, 1962- (Author), Shaefer, H. Luke (Author), Nelson, Timothy Jon (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Mariner Books, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000008i 4500
001 on1350876747
003 OCoLC
005 20230906142400.0
008 230302s2023 nyuabf b 001 0 eng
010 |a  2023009674 
019 |a 1374492353 
020 |a 9780063239494  |q (hardcover) 
020 |a 0063239493  |q (hardcover) 
020 |a 9780063239524  |q (paperback) 
020 |a 0063239523  |q (paperback) 
020 |z 9780063239500  |q (ebook) 
035 |a (OCoLC)1350876747  |z (OCoLC)1374492353 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d OCLCF  |d TOH  |d OJ4  |d RNL  |d PCB 
042 |a pcc 
043 |a n-us--- 
050 0 0 |a HC110.P6  |b E344 2023 
082 0 0 |a 339.4/60973  |2 23/eng/20230302 
100 1 |a Edin, Kathryn,  |d 1962-  |e author. 
245 1 4 |a The injustice of place :  |b uncovering the legacy of poverty in America /  |c Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, and Timothy J. Nelson. 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Mariner Books,  |c [2023] 
300 |a 343 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  |b illustrations (some color), maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-326) and index. 
505 0 |a America's Internal Colonies -- Separate, Unequal -- Nothing to Do Here but Drugs -- A Tradition of Violence -- Little Kingdoms -- The Invisible Hand -- Revolt and Retribution -- The Sins of Our Fathers -- Healing America's Internal Colonies. 
520 |a "Three of the nation's top scholars, known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America, turn their attention from the country's poorest people to its poorest places. Based on a fresh, data-driven approach, they discover that America's most disadvantaged communities are not the big cities that get the most notice. Instead, nearly all are rural. Little if any attention has been paid to these places or to the people who make their lives there. This revelation set in motion a five-year journey across Appalachia, the Cotton and Tobacco Belts of the Deep South, and South Texas. Immersing themselves in these communities, pouring over centuries of local history, attending parades and festivals, the authors trace the legacies of the deepest poverty in America, including inequalities shaping people's health, livelihoods, and upward social mobility for families. Wrung dry by powerful forces and corrupt government officials, the "internal colonies" in these regions were exploited for their resources and then left to collapse. The unfolding revelation in The Injustice of Place is not about what sets these places apart, but about what they have in common: a history of raw, intensive resource extraction and human exploitation. This history and its reverberations demand a reckoning and a commitment to wage a new War on Poverty, with the unrelenting focus on our nation's places of deepest need"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Poverty  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Rural poor  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Cities and towns  |z United States. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Economic conditions  |x Regional disparities. 
690 0 |a Kofman, Nadine tribute. 
690 0 |a Welch, Bill tribute. 
700 1 |a Shaefer, H. Luke,  |e author. 
700 1 |a Nelson, Timothy Jon,  |e author. 
776 0 8 |i Online version:  |a Edin, Kathryn J.  |t Injustice of place  |b First edition.  |d New York : Mariner Books, [2023]  |z 9780063239500  |w (DLC) 2023009675 
994 |a C0  |b PCB 
949 |a HOLT  |b HadNF  |c 339.4609 Ed  |d i  |e 39241503772316  |f 753003  |g ddc  |j 08/02/2023 
949 |a schlow  |b SANON  |c 339.4609 EDI  |d i  |e 39635104495210  |f 748966  |g ddc  |j 06/13/2023 
999 |a 480522