num_pages: 418
description: In Evicted Princeton sociologist and MacArthur Genius 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.
language: English
title: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
publisher: Crown Publishers