The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Shipler, David K.
ISBN 10: 0375708219 ISBN 13: 9780375708213
Verlag: Vintage (edition Reprint), 2005
Gebraucht
Paperback
Verkäufer
BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 2. Februar 2016
Dieser Artikel ist nicht mehr verfügbar.
Beschreibung
Beschreibung:
Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0375708219-11-1
Inhaltsangabe:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Arab and Jew, an intimate portrait unfolds of working American families struggling against insurmountable odds to escape poverty.
"This is clearly one of those seminal books that every American should read and read now." —The New York Times Book Review
As David K. Shipler makes clear in this powerful, humane study, the invisible poor are engaged in the activity most respected in American ideology—hard, honest work. But their version of the American Dream is a nightmare: low-paying, dead-end jobs; the profound failure of government to improve upon decaying housing, health care, and education; the failure of families to break the patterns of child abuse and substance abuse. Shipler exposes the interlocking problems by taking us into the sorrowful, infuriating, courageous lives of the poor—white and black, Asian and Latino, citizens and immigrants. We encounter them every day, for they do jobs essential to the American economy.
This impassioned book not only dissects the problems, but makes pointed, informed recommendations for change. It is a book that stands to make a difference.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
DAVID K. SHIPLER reported for The New York Times from 1966 to 1988 in New York, Saigon, Moscow, Jerusalem, and Washington, D.C. He is the author of six previous books, including the best sellers Russia and The Working Poor, as well as Arab and Jew, which won the Pulitzer Prize. He has been a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution and a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and has taught at Princeton, American University, and Dartmouth. He writes online at The Shipler Report.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Verlag: Vintage (edition Reprint)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
Auflage: Reprint.
Beste Suchergebnisse beim ZVAB
Foto des Verkäufers
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Verlag:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2005
ISBN 10: 0375708219
ISBN 13: 9780375708213
Gebraucht
Softcover
Anbieter: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Artikel-Nr. wbs2655539064
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Anbieter: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Some slight wear but overall VERY GOOD condition for this soft cover. EH (Blue Plastic Bin #1). Artikel-Nr. ABE-1587268147178
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Verlag:
Vintage (edition Reprint), 2005
ISBN 10: 0375708219
ISBN 13: 9780375708213
Gebraucht
Paperback
Anbieter: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported. Artikel-Nr. 0375708219-7-1
Anzahl: 3 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America (Vintage)
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR001428595
Anzahl: 4 verfügbar
The Working Poor
Anbieter: Bookbot, Prague, Tschechien
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Risse. As David K. Shipler makes clear in this powerful, humane study, the invisible poor are engaged in the activity most respected in American ideology--hard, honest work. But their version of the American Dream is a nightmare: low-paying, dead-end jobs; the profound failure of government to improve upon decaying housing, health care, and education; the failure of families to break the patterns of child abuse and substance abuse. Shipler exposes the interlocking problems by taking us into the sorrowful, infuriating, courageous lives of the poor--white and black, Asian and Latino, citizens and immigrants. We encounter them every day, for they do jobs essential to the American economy.We meet drifting farmworkers in North Carolina, exploited garment workers in New Hampshire, illegal immigrants trapped in the steaming kitchens of Los Angeles restaurants, addicts who struggle into productive work from the cruel streets of the nation's capital--each life another aspect of a confounding, far-reaching urgent national crisis. And unlike mostworks on poverty, this one delves into the calculations of some employers as well--their razor-thin profits, their anxieties about competition from abroad, their frustrations in finding qualified workers.This impassioned book not only dissects the problems, but makes pointed, informed recommendations for change. It is a book that stands to make a difference. Artikel-Nr. 6e6eae81-7a13-42fa-8e95-304bd1c8f4da
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America (Vintage)
Anbieter: medimops, Berlin, Deutschland
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Artikel-Nr. M00375708219-G
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Anbieter: MusicMagpie, Stockport, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Zustand: Very Good. 1746117632. 5/1/2025 4:40:32 PM. Artikel-Nr. U9780375708213
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
THE WORKING POOR
Anbieter: Librería Menosdiez, Madrid, MA, Spanien
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
Rústica. Zustand: Bien. Artikel-Nr. OI-5070
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Anbieter: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Artikel-Nr. K04K-00547
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Beispielbild für diese ISBN
The Working Poor: Invisible in America
Anbieter: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Artikel-Nr. A16J-00855
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar