Poor People

E325403

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Poor People canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nonfiction book
author William T. Vollmann
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William T. Vollmann notableWork Poor People
Vollmann notableWork Poor People
subject surface form: William T. Vollmann