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Evicted : Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond, Enrique Maldonado Roldn is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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**New York Times Bestseller From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in AmericaIn this brilliant, **** heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they have on rent, and all have fallen behind.

Who reads Evicted : Poverty and Profit in the American City?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Matthew Desmond, Enrique Maldonado Roldn
Publisher
Crown Publishers Crown Publishers
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780241260852
Category
history
Subjects
Science, Political Science, Economics
Rating
4.47 / 5 (18,205 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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