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University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press, 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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University Of Chicago Press, 1993-03-15. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x0.

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University Of Chicago Press, 1994-05-28. Paperback. Used: Good.

University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1993. Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Light shelf and corner wear, Missing Dust Jacket, Text appears clean, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 222 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Parenting & Childcare; Education. ISBN: 0226671836. ISBN/EAN: 9780226671833. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561014721. . 9780226671833

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University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1992. Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Light shelf and corner wear, Highlighting, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 222 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; ISBN: 0226671836. ISBN/EAN: 9780226671833. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561014726. . 9780226671833

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1992. Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Light shelf and corner wear, Minor marking and underlining, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 222 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; ISBN: 0226671836. ISBN/EAN: 9780226671833. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561014727. . 9780226671833

University of Chicago Press, 1994-05-27. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1992. Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Light shelf and corner wear, Text appears clean, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 222 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; ISBN: 0226671836. ISBN/EAN: 9780226671833. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561014725. . 9780226671833

University Of Chicago Press, 1994-05-28. Paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1994. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 232 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Lives on the Edge offers a penetrating, deeply disturbing look into the other America inhabited by single mothers and their children. Its powerful and moving portraits force us to confront the poverty, destitution, and struggle for survival that await single mothers in one of the richest nations in the world. One in five children and one in two single mothers live in destitution today. The feminization and "infantilization" of poverty have made the United States one of the most dangerous democracies for poor mothers and their children to inhabit. Why then, Valerie Polakow asks, is poverty seen as a private affair - "their problem, not ours" - and how can public policy fail to take responsibility for the consequences of our politics of distribution? Searching for an answer, Polakow considers the historical and ideological sources for society's attitudes toward single mothers and their children, and shows how our dominant images of… Read More