The Dispossessed: America's Underclass from the Civil War to the Present Tapa dura - 1992

Basic Books. Used - Very Good. A bright, square, and overall a nice copy

[ Edition: first ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: SOME ] Publisher: Basic Books Pub Date: 4/1/1992 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 399

Basic Books, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books, 1992. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books, 1992-04. Hardcover. Good.

Basic Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0465001270 . 399 pages .

New York: Basic Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0465001270 . Heavy half cloth on boards with gilt on spine, clean covers with square corners. DJ, in mylar, has no chips, no tears. Pages are clean throughout, B/W photos are sharp, binding is tight. The underclass is explored in this book as a phenomena transcending race and culture. This book might well be called a history of poverty in America. ; 1.5 x 9.29 x 6.14 Inches .

New York. 1992. Basic Books. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0465001270. 399 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Louise Fili. keywords: History America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - he specter of the ‘underclass' haunts the American imagination. Many books focus on a piece of the problem: either the North or South, blacks or whites, industrial or agricultural workers. Jacqueline Jones's sweeping chronicle of the roots of poverty reveals for the first time the full contours of this American tragedy. In a moving evocation of what it has meant to be down and out in America, this prizewinning historian explores the wrenching displacement of millions of rural Americans, both blacks and whites, beginning with the Civil War, and follows their great trek into the industrial centers and urban ghettos of the North. Through the stories of ordinary families, The Dispossessed systematically dismantles the myth of the ‘culture of poverty,' challenging the central tenets of the underclass… Leer más

New York: Basic Books, 1992. 399pp. Index, Biblio., Notes. Soiling edges, yellowing interior, DJ: rubbing, light soiling.. Hb. VG-/VG-.