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Author Glasmeier, Amy.

Title An atlas of poverty in America : one nation, pulling apart, 1960-2003 / Amy K. Glasmeier.

Publication Info. New York : Routledge, 2006.

Call No.HC110.P6 G543 2006 Accompanying CD-ROM at Circulation desk.
LocationMoore Stacks

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 Moore Stacks  HC110.P6 G543 2006    Available  ---
 Moore Stacks  HC110.P6 G543 2006  CD-ROM    Available  ---
Description xix, 97 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM (3 3/4 in.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-93) and index.
Contents History of the Atlas Project. -- How to read this atlas. -- Basics of poverty. -- Introduction: The paradox of poverty in America. -- Lived experiences. Children: Poverty in America starts with children ; Women: Often poor, vulnerable, and lacking access to basic needs ; Black families at risk ; Black male incarceration: Impacts on the family ; Hard work and low pay define the lives of Hispanic Americans ; Elderly: Social programs keep many out of poverty ; Working but poor ; The lived experience of the wealthy in America. -- History of poverty. Poverty in the 1960s ; Poverty in 1970 ; Poverty in 1980 ; Poverty in 1990 ; Poverty in 2000. -- Distressed regions. Appalachia: A land apart in a wealthy nation ; The Mississippi Delta: Plantation legacy of slow growth, racism, and severe inequality ; First nation poverty: Lost lands, lost prosperity ; The border region: Where the global and the local meet ; Rural poverty in America ; Segregation: A nation spatially divided. -- History of poverty policy. American poverty policy from the 1930s to 2004.
Subject Poverty -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Poverty.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Poverty -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Chronological Term 21st century
Subject Poverty -- United States -- History -- Maps.
Genre/Form Maps.
Subject Regional economic disparities -- History -- 20th century.
Regional economic disparities.
Regional economic disparities -- History -- 21st century.
Regional economic disparities -- History -- Maps.
Genre/Form Maps.
Added Title Poverty in America
ISBN 0415953367 paperback
0415953359 hardback