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Someplace like America

by Dale Maharidge

Case studiesPovertyWorking poorSocial conditionsEconomic conditionsUnemployedWorking classWorking class, united states

Travel to the working-class heart of America, and follow the deepening crises of poverty and homelessness. Starting in 1980, Maharidge and Williamson have investigated the state of the working class. They follow the lives of several families over a thirty-year span to present an intimate and devastating portrait of workers going jobless.

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Book data: Open Library