Jacob A. Riis

How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

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ISBN 13:
9780486220123
author:
Jacob A. Riis
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Dover Publications Inc.
language:
English
Publication Year:
1971
Pages:
233
Genre:
Economic Sociology Textbook
Condition:
New
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£16.47

Description

Jacob Riis's groundbreaking study of New York's slums has had a lasting impact on society. First published in 1890, this revised edition brings to life the lives of immigrants living in dreadful conditions on the Lower East Side. Through precise descriptions and photographs, Riis explores the daily habits, traditions, jobs, wages, rents paid, and meals eaten by Italians, Jews, Bohemians, Blacks, and Chinese. He also examines the effects of crime, poverty, alcohol, and lack of education and opportunity on adults and children alike. This pioneering work in photojournalism continues to inform social criticism today. Riis's use of specific facts as a tool for social commentary was a landmark development in crusading journalism, and his photographs remain an important part of the book's enduring power.

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