| Worlds Apart: Poverty and Politics in Rural America Contributor(s): Duncan, Cynthia M. (Author), Blackwell, Angela (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0300196598 ISBN-13: 9780300196597 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Rural - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 305.569 |
| LCCN: 2014009145 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 9.9" (1.00 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1999, Worlds Apart examined the nature of poverty through the stories of real people in three remote rural areas of the United States: New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. In this new edition, Duncan returns to her original research, interviewing some of the same people as well as some new key informants. Duncan provides powerful new insights into the dynamics of poverty, politics, and community change. "What stories Mil Duncan has to tell In this new edition of her classic Worlds Apart, she offers sage advice about how to begin to reverse the dangerously growing divide between rich and poor in our country."--Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis "A mosaic of intimate portraits revealing the social, ecenomic, and political isolation of rural poverty, Worlds Apart is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the root causes of inquality in America."--Darren Walker, president, Ford Foundation |
