{"product_id":"the-injustice-of-place-uncovering-the-legacy-of-poverty-in-america","title":"The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003e$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.\" (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Three of the nation's top scholars -- known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America - turn their attention from the country's poorest people to its poorest places. Based on a fresh, data-driven approach, they discover that America's most disadvantaged communities are not the big cities that get the most notice. Instead, nearly all are rural, revealing a hidden landscape of American rural poverty. Little if any attention has been paid to these places or to the people who make their lives there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revelation set in motion a five-year journey across Appalachia, the Cotton and Tobacco Belts of the Deep South, and South Texas. Immersing themselves in these communities, poring over centuries of local history, attending parades and festivals, the authors trace the legacies of the deepest poverty in America--including inequalities shaping people's health, livelihoods, and upward social mobility for families. Wrung dry by powerful forces and entrenched government corruption, the \"internal colonies\" in these regions were exploited for their resources and then left to collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unfolding revelation in \u003ci\u003eThe Injustice of Place\u003c\/i\u003e is not about what sets these places apart, but about what they have in common--a history of raw, intensive resource extraction and human exploitation. This history and its reverberations demand a reckoning with American public policy and a commitment to wage a new War on Poverty, with the unrelenting focus on our nation's places of deepest need. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis landmark work of data-driven social science reveals the powerful forces that create injustice in place: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Geography of Disadvantage: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the headlines about urban crises to discover why the most disadvantaged communities in America are overwhelmingly rural, from Appalachia to the Deep South.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistorical Roots of Inequality: \u003c\/b\u003e Trace how a history of intensive resource extraction and human exploitation created \"internal colonies\" that continue to shape the health, wealth, and futures of families today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBarriers to Social Mobility: \u003c\/b\u003e Understand through a data-driven analysis how local economies, systemic racism, and government corruption conspire to limit opportunities for generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Call for a New War on Poverty: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore a powerful closing argument for a renewed commitment to public policy focused on our nation's places of deepest need.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984297689319,"sku":"9780063239524","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_5232a256-3bdb-4aa2-9486-ed3553f350f9.jpg?v=1776315980","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-injustice-of-place-uncovering-the-legacy-of-poverty-in-america","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}