Poor People

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Poor People is a nonfiction book by William T. Vollmann that examines global poverty through on-the-ground interviews, reportage, and philosophical reflection.

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instanceOf nonfiction book ⓘ
author William T. Vollmann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedBySource first-person reportage ⓘ
on-the-ground interviews ⓘ
examines causes of poverty ⓘ
consequences of poverty ⓘ
moral questions about wealth and poverty ⓘ
focusesOn economic inequality ⓘ
lived experience of poverty ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
genre journalism ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
reportage ⓘ
hasAudience general readership ⓘ
readers interested in economics ⓘ
readers interested in global development ⓘ
readers interested in social issues ⓘ
hasCriticalReception generally positive reviews ⓘ
hasISBN10 0060878847 ⓘ
hasISBN13 9780060878849 ⓘ
hasPart interviews ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ
reportage ⓘ
hasPerspective humanitarian ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ
hasTheme ethical responsibility toward the poor ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ
marginalization ⓘ
structural violence ⓘ
imprintOfPublisher HarperCollins ⓘ
includedIn William T. Vollmann bibliography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm essay collection ⓘ
mainSubject global poverty ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
pageCount 448 ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationDate 2007 ⓘ
publisher Ecco ⓘ
setInPeriod early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
workExampleOf literary journalism ⓘ
participatory reportage ⓘ

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