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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

by Matthew Desmond

Published for the first time: 3/1/2016

418 pages, Hardcover

Genres: Economics, Sociology, Social Justice, History, Politics, Nonfiction, Book Club

In Evicted, Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-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.

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