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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

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作者: Barbara Ehrenreich 著

出版社: Picador

出版时间: 2011-08

ISBN: 9780312626686

定价: 113.90

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 256页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>经济

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Oursharpestandmostoriginalsocialcriticgoes"undercover"asanunskilledworkertorevealthedarksideofAmericanprosperity.MillionsofAmericansworkfulltime,yearround,forpoverty-levelwages.In1998,BarbaraEhrenreichdecidedtojointhem.Shewasinspiredinpartbytherhetoricsurroundingwelfarereform,whichpromisedthatajob--anyjob--canbethetickettoabetterlife.Buthowdoesanyonesurvive,letaloneprosper,on$6anhour?Tofindout,Ehrenreichleftherhome,tookthecheapestlodgingsshecouldfind,andacceptedwhateverjobsshewasoffered.MovingfromFloridatoMainetoMinnesota,sheworkedasawaitress,ahotelmaid,acleaningwoman,anursing-homeaide,andaWal-Martsalesclerk.Shelivedintrailerparksandcrumblingresidentialmotels.Veryquickly,shediscoveredthatnojobistruly"unskilled,"thateventhelowliestoccupationsrequireexhaustingmentalandmusculareffort.Shealsolearnedthatonejobisnotenough;youneedatleasttwoifyouinttoliveindoors.NickelandDimedrevealslow-rentAmericainallitstenacity,anxiety,andsurprisinggenerosity--alandofBigBoxes,fastfood,andathousanddesperatestratagemsforsurvival.ReaditforthesmolderingclarityofEhrenreich'sperspectiveandforarareviewofhow"prosperity"looksfromthebottom.Youwillneverseeanything--fromamotelbathroomtoarestaurantmeal--inquitethesamewayagain. BarbaraEhrenreichistheauthorofNickelandDimed,BloodRites,TheWorstYearsofOurLives(aNewYorkTimesbestseller),FearofFalling,whichwasnominatedforaNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andeightotherbooks.AfrequentcontributortoTime,Harper's,Esquire,TheNewRepublic,Mirabella,TheNation,andTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,shelivesnearKeyWest,Florida.
内容简介:
Oursharpestandmostoriginalsocialcriticgoes"undercover"asanunskilledworkertorevealthedarksideofAmericanprosperity.MillionsofAmericansworkfulltime,yearround,forpoverty-levelwages.In1998,BarbaraEhrenreichdecidedtojointhem.Shewasinspiredinpartbytherhetoricsurroundingwelfarereform,whichpromisedthatajob--anyjob--canbethetickettoabetterlife.Buthowdoesanyonesurvive,letaloneprosper,on$6anhour?Tofindout,Ehrenreichleftherhome,tookthecheapestlodgingsshecouldfind,andacceptedwhateverjobsshewasoffered.MovingfromFloridatoMainetoMinnesota,sheworkedasawaitress,ahotelmaid,acleaningwoman,anursing-homeaide,andaWal-Martsalesclerk.Shelivedintrailerparksandcrumblingresidentialmotels.Veryquickly,shediscoveredthatnojobistruly"unskilled,"thateventhelowliestoccupationsrequireexhaustingmentalandmusculareffort.Shealsolearnedthatonejobisnotenough;youneedatleasttwoifyouinttoliveindoors.NickelandDimedrevealslow-rentAmericainallitstenacity,anxiety,andsurprisinggenerosity--alandofBigBoxes,fastfood,andathousanddesperatestratagemsforsurvival.ReaditforthesmolderingclarityofEhrenreich'sperspectiveandforarareviewofhow"prosperity"looksfromthebottom.Youwillneverseeanything--fromamotelbathroomtoarestaurantmeal--inquitethesamewayagain.
作者简介:
BarbaraEhrenreichistheauthorofNickelandDimed,BloodRites,TheWorstYearsofOurLives(aNewYorkTimesbestseller),FearofFalling,whichwasnominatedforaNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andeightotherbooks.AfrequentcontributortoTime,Harper's,Esquire,TheNewRepublic,Mirabella,TheNation,andTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,shelivesnearKeyWest,Florida.

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