From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America
In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two...
From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America
In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they have on rent, and all have fallen behind.
The fates of these families are in the hands of two landlords: Sherrena Tarver, a former schoolteacher turned inner-city entrepreneur, and Tobin Charney, who runs one of the worst trailer parks in Milwaukee. They loathe some of their tenants and are fond of others, but as Sherrena puts it, “Love don’t pay the bills.” She moves to evict Arleen and her boys a few days before Christmas.
Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. In vivid, intimate prose, Desmond provides a ground-level view of one of the most urgent issues facing America today. As we see families forced into shelters, squalid apartments, or more dangerous neighborhoods, we bear witness to the human cost of America’s vast inequality—and to people’s determination and intelligence in the face of hardship.
Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this masterful book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
作者简介
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Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist and urban ethnographer. He is currently the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and Co-Director of the Justice and Poverty Project. The author of several books, including the award-winning book, "On the Fireline," and "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," Desmond was awarded a Mac...
Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist and urban ethnographer. He is currently the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and Co-Director of the Justice and Poverty Project. The author of several books, including the award-winning book, "On the Fireline," and "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," Desmond was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" grant in 2015 for his work on poverty in America.
“警察的存在固然有其必要，但公共的安宁，包括人行道上的和平与街道上的秩序，能在城市里得到维系，靠的主要不是警力，而是人群间一股细微到几乎难以察觉的自控力与规范，这种内在控制力与规范是民众自发形成并且推行的。”简・雅各布斯（ Jane Jacobs）在《美国大城市的死与生》（7 The Death and Life of Great American Cities）中写道。简・雅各布斯认为这种健康且具有凝聚力的社区的形成有个前提，那就是得有人“有心”住在这里，要有人愿意看顾、守护这里。事实证明她说得没错：只要弱势的社区邻居间能相互信任，对社区的发展愿景产生共识，那这当中就能生成所谓的“集体效能”（ collective efficacy），而集体效能越高，弱势社区的犯罪率就越低。3
单单一次驱逐，松动的不只是一个街区，因为受影响的不仅是被驱逐家庭所在的那个街区，他们心不甘情不愿搬去的那个街区也会一并受累。在这样的过程中，搬迁会直接“催生”简・雅各布斯口中的“永久性贫民窟”（ perpetual slum），因为当所在社区的流动率升高，日常生活中的愤恨跟淡漠也会随之爆表。“永久性贫民窟的问题症结在于太多人能搬就搬；不能搬的也梦想着能早点搬。”多琳被驱逐，三十ニ街损失了一股稳定的力量——一个深爱这里，想要与这里荣辱与共、以一己之力让社区变得安全的居民——莱特街却两手空空，并没有相应地增加一位这样的居民。 (查看原文)
A sociologist who lived with the poor Americans has created this work of true authenticity and great literary values as an attempt to expose and call for attention to the unfair and poorly regulated h...A sociologist who lived with the poor Americans has created this work of true authenticity and great literary values as an attempt to expose and call for attention to the unfair and poorly regulated housing system in today’s U.S. those who have suffered refuse to reduce themselves to hardships. Poverty hasn’t prevailed against their deep humanity.(展开)
Through deft prose and a rather impartial narrative, the author exposed the rising housing issues arising from evictions, advocated for the basic right to housing in America, and proposed one possible...Through deft prose and a rather impartial narrative, the author exposed the rising housing issues arising from evictions, advocated for the basic right to housing in America, and proposed one possible solution of the universal voucher program.(展开)
并不是“书评”。参观了戴斯蒙德和美国国家建筑博物馆合办的展览，搬运一下~ 2016年哈佛大学教授、美国社会学家马修·戴斯蒙德（Matthew Desmond）出版了一本名为Evicted - Proverty and Profit in the American City的书。 中文译本目前有两本，标题分别翻译为： 下一个家在何...
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City 《被驱逐者：美国城市的贫穷与利益》 Matthew Desmond 在这本精彩却令人心碎的书中，Matthew Desmond带我们进入了美国密尔沃基市最贫穷的社区，讲述了8个在绝境边缘的家庭的故事。Arleen是一位单身母亲，在为摇摇欲坠的破公...
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理想国
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竹淡刻骨
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绿鲤鱼与绿驴
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多喜子
casual infer
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12 有用 抽抽经会被虐 2017-04-18 21:17:37
丧到不行的田野研究。没有作者的亲身研究，恐怕普通民众对于1%的贫困人民的生活实在无法想象。驱逐带来的身心疲惫，往往附加着心理创伤，丢失工作和仅有的财产。同理心在此时往往显得过于渺小，而司法部门亦无法保证贫困人民的基本权利。结尾作者推广住房权利，让贫困家庭拿到津贴。在这有个小小的疑问，书中所选取的主人公都偏弱势（单亲母亲，断腿男人。。），但是贫困家庭也同样存在着一部分暴力群体男性，靠榨取女性为生。书... 丧到不行的田野研究。没有作者的亲身研究，恐怕普通民众对于1%的贫困人民的生活实在无法想象。驱逐带来的身心疲惫，往往附加着心理创伤，丢失工作和仅有的财产。同理心在此时往往显得过于渺小，而司法部门亦无法保证贫困人民的基本权利。结尾作者推广住房权利，让贫困家庭拿到津贴。在这有个小小的疑问，书中所选取的主人公都偏弱势（单亲母亲，断腿男人。。），但是贫困家庭也同样存在着一部分暴力群体男性，靠榨取女性为生。书中经常有提到描写说某某男人跑了，给她留下了n个孩子的，如果说住房权利推广也涵盖这一部分男性，那会不会变成他们继续以此谋生的手段呢? (展开)
1 有用 海马 2018-02-25 02:23:51
Milwaukee田野调查笔记
9 有用 海之子 2017-11-27 12:49:36
哈佛社会学明星教授去年的书，被纽时评为2016年十佳书籍。读起来像小说，其实是真人真事，基于作者写博士论文期间所做的田野材料。作者文笔出色，读者为频被驱逐的人物揪心难过的时刻，顺带了解贫穷背后的社会机制，以及房东租户之间复杂的情理互动。
2 有用 则列 2019-02-09 08:16:53
深度致郁。Desmond文笔优美叙事生动，把非虚构写得像小说一样好看。可因房致困太残酷，写得再精彩阅读体验也很痛苦。
3 有用 Viraganio 2017-06-13 17:12:31
好的学术写作，就是要做好对外行来说深入浅出，对内行来说挖掘到令人意外的深度。不卖弄，不装逼，好好说人话，这才在写作层面，对得起骗来的funding啊
0 有用 Shirin 2024-10-06 08:22:26 加拿大
A sociologist who lived with the poor Americans has created this work of true authenticity and great literary values as an attempt to expose and call for attention to the unfair and poorly regulated h... A sociologist who lived with the poor Americans has created this work of true authenticity and great literary values as an attempt to expose and call for attention to the unfair and poorly regulated housing system in today’s U.S. those who have suffered refuse to reduce themselves to hardships. Poverty hasn’t prevailed against their deep humanity. (展开)
0 有用 依然依然me 2024-10-06 03:40:05 美国
说的很有道理，我只有一个问题，没钱为什么要生孩子
0 有用 上天入地 2024-09-22 23:12:14 河南
听了书
0 有用 Gale 2024-09-11 19:01:55 美国
感谢所有神明我没有被生在这样的家庭
0 有用 Yixi 2024-09-05 09:52:36 美国
Through deft prose and a rather impartial narrative, the author exposed the rising housing issues arising from evictions, advocated for the basic right to housing in America, and proposed one possible... Through deft prose and a rather impartial narrative, the author exposed the rising housing issues arising from evictions, advocated for the basic right to housing in America, and proposed one possible solution of the universal voucher program. (展开)