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Evicted

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

Evicted: poverty and profit in the American city

By Matthew Desmond

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About the book

'Essential. A compelling and damning exploration of the abuse of one of our basic human rights: shelter.' Owen Jones Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest winter for years. Doreen's home is so filthy her family call it 'the rat hole'. Lamar, a wheelchair-bound ex-soldier, tries to work his way out of debt for his boys. Scott, a nurse turned addict, lives in a gutted-out trailer. This is their world. And this is the twenty-first ce...Show more

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ISBN

9780141983318

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Evicted

Format

Paperback

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