Author

Publication

2007-12-03 - Princeton University Press

Language

English

Word Count

62,000 words, Guess

Page Count

248 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100691127530
  • ISBN-139780691127538
  • Goodreads2669231
  • LibraryThing7799546
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007008406
and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number85862134
  • Better World Books9780691127538
  • Better World BooksW8-AEF-338
  • Open LibraryOL11182889M

Classifications

  • LCCPS217.P67J66 2007
  • LCCPS217.P67 J66 2008
  • LCCPS217.P67 J66 2007

Description

"Social anxiety about poverty surfaces with startling frequency in American literature. Yet, as Gavin Jones argues, poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite recent interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized. These insights lay the groundwork for American Hungers, in which Jones uncovers a complex and controversial discourse on the poor that stretches from the antebellum era through the Depression."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • American Hungers: The Problem of Poverty in U.S. Literature, 1840-1945 (20/21)HardcoverPrinceton University Press2007-12-03

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!