The Poor Among Us: A History of Family Proverty and Homelessness in New York City

by Ethan G. Sribnick and Ralph da Costa Nunez

Book Overview

Conditions that perpetuate homelessness and poverty today have deep roots in America'ss past. In Out of the Shadows: A History of Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City, Ralph da Costa Nunez and Ethan G. Sribnick explore the world of New York's poor children and families from European settlement until the present day: their physical and social environments, the causes of their poverty, and the institutions and social movements that evolved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098255334X
• ISBN13: 9780982553343
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: White Tiger Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.