A people's history of poverty in America
By: Stephen Pimpare.
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781565849341
Subjects: Poverty -- United States -- History; Poor -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the indignant poor and the constants of relief; title: Survive : my brother's keeper; title: Sleep : a place to call home; title: Eat : dumpster diving; title: Work : (in)dependent; title: Love : women and children first; title: Respect : the price of relief; title: Escape : black and blue; title: Surrender : a culture of poverty?; title: Resist : bread or blood; title: Epilogue : poor math.