{"product_id":"worlds-apart-cynthia-m-duncan-9780300196597","title":"Worlds Apart: Poverty and Politics in Rural America","description":"First published in 1999, \u003ci\u003eWorlds Apart\u003c\/i\u003e examined the nature of poverty through the stories of real people in three remote rural areas of the United States: New England, Appalachia, and the Mississippi Delta. In this new edition, Duncan returns to her original research, interviewing some of the same people as well as some new key informants. Duncan provides powerful new insights into the dynamics of poverty, politics, and community change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What stories Mil Duncan has to tell! In this new edition of her classic \u003ci\u003eWorlds Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, she offers sage advice about how to begin to reverse the dangerously growing divide between rich and poor in our country.\"--Robert Putnam, author of \u003ci\u003eBowling Alone \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A mosaic of intimate portraits revealing the social, economic, and political isolation of rural poverty, \u003ci\u003eWorlds Apart \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the root causes of inequality in America.\"--Darren Walker, president, Ford Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia M. Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300196598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300196597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015","brand":"Cynthia M. Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913602531583,"sku":"9780300196597","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1037c2a1-ad93-4b09-be23-66646d0cfd4d.jpg?v=1680621305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/worlds-apart-cynthia-m-duncan-9780300196597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}