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Evicted : poverty and profit in the American city
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- ISBN: 9780553447439
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Physical Description:
418 pages ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York City : Crown, 2016.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-405) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Cold city -- RENT. The business of owning the city ; Making rent ; Hot water ; A beautiful collection ; Thirteenth Street ; Rat hole ; The sick ; Christmas in Room 400 -- OUT. Order some carryout ; Hypes for hire ; The 'hood is good ; Disposable ties ; E-24 ; High tolerance ; A nuisance ; Ashes on snow -- AFTER. This is America ; Lobster on Food Stamps ; Little ; Nobody wants the North Side ; Bigheaded boy ; If they give momma the punishment ; The serenity club ; Can't win for losing -- Epilogue: Home and hope -- About this project. |
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| Subject: | Cities and towns United States Profit United States Poverty United States Eviction United States Low-income housing United States |
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| Pease Public Library | 339.46 DESMOND
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Evicted : Poverty and Profit in the American City
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Table of Contents
Evicted : Poverty and Profit in the American City
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Author's note | p. xi | |
| Prologue: Cold City | p. 1 | |
| Part 1 | Rent | |
| 1 | The Business of Owning the City | p. 9 |
| 2 | Making Rent | p. 20 |
| 3 | Hot Water | p. 32 |
| 4 | A Beautiful Collection | p. 44 |
| 5 | Thirteenth Street | p. 53 |
| 6 | Rat Hole | p. 64 |
| 7 | The Sick | p. 80 |
| 8 | Christmas in Room 400 | p. 94 |
| Part 2 | Out | |
| 9 | Order Some Carryout | p. 111 |
| 10 | Hypes for Hire | p. 134 |
| 11 | The 'Hood Is Good | p. 144 |
| 12 | Disposable Ties | p. 158 |
| 13 | E-24 | p. 167 |
| 14 | High Tolerance | p. 177 |
| 15 | A Nuisance | p. 186 |
| 16 | Ashes on Snow | p. 197 |
| Part 3 | After | |
| 17 | This Is America | p. 207 |
| 18 | Lobster on Food Stamps | p. 215 |
| 19 | Little | p. 227 |
| 20 | Nobody Wants the North Side | p. 242 |
| 21 | Bigheaded Boy | p. 255 |
| 22 | If They Give Momma the Punishment | p. 259 |
| 23 | The Serenity Club | p. 270 |
| 24 | Can't Win for Losing | p. 282 |
| Epilogue: Home and Hope | p. 293 | |
| About This Project | p. 315 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 337 | |
| Notes | p. 343 | |
| Index | p. 407 |
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