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1.Nickel and Dimed: Undercover in Low-wage AmericaNickel and Dimed: Undercover in Low-wage America
from Granta Books

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"On (Not) Getting By in America"; this sentence itself, incorporates the whole sense of the author's precious experience, and prospects to the potential reader a prompt sense of discomfort. Or at least, cues the awareness that somebody in this country is not indeed "living large".
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2.[no image]The road to Wigan Pier (A Berkley Medallion book)
from Berkley Publishing Corporation

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If for the sake of argument one suspends their ideological beliefs, the working conditions discussed in the coal mines of Northern England were appalling. In making the reader understand these conditions, George Orwell establishes his position on the corrosive working conditions of this period and... more info

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3.Working Hard and Making Do: Surviving in Small Town AmericaWorking Hard and Making Do: Surviving in Small Town America
from University of California Press
Price: $26.95

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As a result of hard schlorship on the part of Smith and Nelson we have a unvarnished and well researched story of what goes on behind the Norman Rockwell postcard towns here in Vermont. It is a bitter lesson that we had all better head and it is one that regional differences is repeated throughout... more info

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4.Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America (Independent Institute Book)Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America (Independent Institute Book)
from NYU Press
Price: $23.04

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Out of Work, the best economic history of 20th Century America. The authors document the crimes of government against Americans' economic well-being, an indictment of taxation and all the monstrous and stupid things our government has done to us.

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5.Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child LaborKids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
from Sandpiper
Price: $9.95

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As a little girl this book was one of my favorites. It also changed my life. When I grew up I knew because of this book I'd want to be a photographer and help the poor.
I know am a photographer and an inner city teacher along with working with street kids.
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6.[no image]Spirits of Resistance and Capitalist Discipline: Factory Women in Malaysia (Suny Series in Anthropology of Work)
from State Univ of New York Pr

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I have used Ong's book in a number of classes (I am an anthropologist). I use it as an example of the impact of globalization and industrialization on women. I like it because Ong specifically addresses this issue in the book: she gives an overview of the historical processes that have shaped... more info

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7.Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American DreamBait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream
from Holt Paperbacks
Price: $10.40

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The first rule for writing is to know your audience. So who did she write this book for?
She ridicules the unemployed, the support groups that try to help them (especially Christians), the incompetents she ferreted out to help forge her resume and guide her in her attempt to fraudulently enter... more info

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8.Poverty in America: A HandbookPoverty in America: A Handbook
from University of California Press
Price: $19.75

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John Iceland defines poverty through the use of methods used to measure it. He explains its causes, offers an explanation as to who suffers from it and why, as well as what can be done to reduce or eliminate poverty.
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9.[no image]London Labour and the London Poor (Victorian Times)
from Routledge
Price: $790.00

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This review refers to the Penguin Classics edition of Henry Mayhew's 'London Labour and the London Poor' which is an abridged version of the original four volume version published in 1851-52.
Though Henry Mayhew wrote several novels, his name is primarily remembered as the author/complier of... more info

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10.[no image]Law of Sex Discrimination
from Wadsworth Publishing

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Although this book is admittedly not the most accessible one in it's class, it is one of the most useful if you have the time and desire to delve into the issues of sex and the law in depth. The book is comprised almost entirely of court decisions, and as such is an invaluable compendium of source... more info

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