How the other half lives : studies among the tenements of New York / Jacob A. Riis ; with an introduction and notes by Luc Sante.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, 1997.Description: xxvii, 228 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: - 0140436790
- 9780140436792
- Poor -- New York (State) -- New York
- Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York
- Pobres -- Estados Unidos -- Siglo XIX
- Barrios marginados -- Estados Unidos -- Siglo XIX
- Inmigrantes -- Condiciones económicas -- Estados Unidos
- Pobreza -- Estados Unidos -- Siglo XIX
- Estados Unidos -- Condiciones sociales -- Siglo XIX
- Estados Unidos -- Emigración e inmigración -- Siglo XIX
- 362.5
- HV 4046 R572h 1997
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"How the other half lives" was first published by Charles Schribner's Sons, New York. The text of "How the other half lives" used in this Penguin Classics edition was reset from the Dover Publications edition. The Dover edition, first published in 1971, is an unabridged republication of the text of the 1901 edition of the work.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii-xxv).
List of IllustrationsIntroduction by Luc SanteSuggestions for Further ReadingA Note on the TextHow the Other Half LivesPrefaceIntroduction1 Genesis of the Tenement2 The Awakening3 The Mixed Crowd4 The Down Town Back-alleys5 The Italian in New York6 The Bend7 A Raid on the Stale-beer Dives8 The Cheap Lodging-houses9 Chinatown10 Jewtown11 The Sweaters of Jewtown12 The Bohemians-Tenement-house Cigarmaking13 The Color Line in New York14 The Common Herd15 The Problem of the Children16 Waifs of the City's Slums17 The Street Arab18 The Reign of Rum19 The Harvest of Tares20 The Working Girls of New York21 Pauperism in the Tenements22 The Wrecks and the Waste23 The Man with the Knife24 What Has Been Done25 How the Case StandsAppendixExplanatory Notes
Published in 1890, Riis's study of the horrendous living conditions of the poor in New York City had an immediate impact on society, inspiring reforms that affected the lives of millions of people. This edition will include all the photos Riis used to illustrate the first edition.
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