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An atlas of poverty in America : one nation, pulling apart, 1960-2003 / Amy Glasmeier.
- Title
- An atlas of poverty in America : one nation, pulling apart, 1960-2003 / Amy Glasmeier.
- Author
- Glasmeier, Amy.
- Publication
- London : Routledge, 2006.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HC110.P6 G543 2006 | Off-site | ||
| + CD-ROM | Text | Request in advance | HC110.P6 G543 2006 + CD-ROM | Off-site |
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- Description
- xix, 97 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "easy-to-use software for creating maps of U.S. Census data (http://censusmapper.com)."--CD-ROM label.
- Subject
- 1900-2099
- Poverty > United States > History > 20th century
- Poverty > United States > History > 21st century
- Poverty > United States > History > Atlases
- Regional economic disparities > History > 20th century
- Regional economic disparities > History > 21st century
- Regional economic disparities > History > Atlases
- Pauvreté > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Pauvreté > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle
- Pauvreté > États-Unis > Histoire > Atlas
- Disparités économiques régionales > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Disparités économiques régionales > Histoire > 21e siècle
- Disparités économiques régionales > Histoire > Atlas
- Poverty
- Regional economic disparities
- Armut
- Regionale Disparität
- Fattigdom > Förenta staterna
- Poverty
- United States
- United States > Economic conditions > 20th century
- United States > Economic conditions > 21st century
- United States > History > Atlases
- USA
- Genre/Form
- Scientific atlases
- History
- Maps
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- History of the Atlas Project. -- How to read this atlas. -- Basics of poverty. -- Introduction: The paradox of poverty in America. -- Lived experiences. Children: Poverty in America starts with children ; Women: Often poor, vulnerable, and lacking access to basic needs ; Black families at risk ; Black male incarceration: Impacts on the family ; Hard work and low pay define the lives of Hispanic Americans ; Elderly: Social programs keep many out of poverty ; Working but poor ; The lived experience of the wealthy in America. -- History of poverty. Poverty in the 1960s ; Poverty in 1970 ; Poverty in 1980 ; Poverty in 1990 ; Poverty in 2000. -- Distressed regions. Appalachia: A land apart in a wealthy nation ; The Mississippi Delta: Plantation legacy of slow growth, racism, and severe inequality ; First nation poverty: Lost lands, lost prosperity ; The border region: Where the global and the local meet ; Rural poverty in America ; Segregation: A nation spatially divided. -- History of poverty policy. American poverty policy from the 1930s to 2004
- ISBN
- 0415953359
- 9780415953351
- 0415953367
- 9780415953368
- LCCN
- 2005028141
- OCLC
- 62265316
- SCSB-11391756
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library