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.
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Poverty. |
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United States. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Poverty -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Chronological Term |
21st century |
Subject |
Poverty -- United States -- History -- Maps.
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Genre/Form |
Maps.
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Subject |
Regional economic disparities -- History -- 20th century.
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Regional economic disparities. |
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Regional economic disparities -- History -- 21st century.
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Regional economic disparities -- History -- Maps.
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Genre/Form |
Maps.
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Added Title |
Poverty in America |
ISBN |
0415953367 paperback |
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0415953359 hardback |
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