How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

Type

Book

Authors

Jacob A. Riis

ISBN 10

0140436790

ISBN 13

9780140436792

Tags

Economic Conditions, State & Local, Poverty, Emigration & Immigration, Specific Demographics, Cultural, Rural, Urban, Political Economy, Social Services & Welfare

Description

First published in 1890, Jacob Riis's remarkable study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate and extraordinary impact on society, inspiring reforms that affected the lives of millions of people.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. - from Amzon

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