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How the Other Half Lives

Jacob A. Riis Lucy Sante Lucy Sante

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English
Penguin Classics
01 November 1997
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.
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Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   187g
ISBN:   9780140436792
ISBN 10:   0140436790
Pages:   256
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
List of Illustrations Introduction by Luc Sante Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text How the Other Half Lives Preface Introduction 1 Genesis of the Tenement 2 The Awakening 3 The Mixed Crowd 4 The Down Town Back-alleys 5 The Italian in New York 6 The Bend 7 A Raid on the Stale-beer Dives 8 The Cheap Lodging-houses 9 Chinatown 10 Jewtown 11 The Sweaters of Jewtown 12 The Bohemians–Tenement-house Cigarmaking 13 The Color Line in New York 14 The Common Herd 15 The Problem of the Children 16 Waifs of the City's Slums 17 The Street Arab 18 The Reign of Rum 19 The Harvest of Tares 20 The Working Girls of New York 21 Pauperism in the Tenements 22 The Wrecks and the Waste 23 The Man with the Knife 24 What Has Been Done 25 How the Case Stands Appendix Explanatory Notes

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