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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poor People canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Poor People Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, Poor People]
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Poor Folk
Poor Folk is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s debut epistolary novel that portrays the struggles and inner lives of impoverished clerks in 19th-century St. Petersburg.
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No Name in the Street
No Name in the Street is James Baldwin’s 1972 autobiographical and political essay collection reflecting on race, civil rights, and his personal experiences in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
Mama Tried
"Mama Tried" is a classic 1968 country song by Merle Haggard that reflects on regret and personal responsibility from the perspective of an imprisoned man.
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D.
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
"Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out" is a classic blues standard, famously recorded by Bessie Smith, that tells a cautionary tale about lost wealth and abandoned friendships.
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E.
White Angel Breadline
White Angel Breadline is a famous 1933 photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting unemployed men waiting in a breadline during the Great Depression, emblematic of the era’s hardship and despair.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Poor People Target entity description: 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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A.
Poor Folk
Poor Folk is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s debut epistolary novel that portrays the struggles and inner lives of impoverished clerks in 19th-century St. Petersburg.
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B.
No Name in the Street
No Name in the Street is James Baldwin’s 1972 autobiographical and political essay collection reflecting on race, civil rights, and his personal experiences in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
Mama Tried
"Mama Tried" is a classic 1968 country song by Merle Haggard that reflects on regret and personal responsibility from the perspective of an imprisoned man.
-
D.
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
"Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out" is a classic blues standard, famously recorded by Bessie Smith, that tells a cautionary tale about lost wealth and abandoned friendships.
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E.
White Angel Breadline
White Angel Breadline is a famous 1933 photograph by Dorothea Lange depicting unemployed men waiting in a breadline during the Great Depression, emblematic of the era’s hardship and despair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedBySource |
first-person reportage
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on-the-ground interviews ⓘ |
| examines |
causes of poverty
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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
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readers interested in economics ⓘ readers interested in global development ⓘ readers interested in social issues ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 0060878847 ⓘ |
| hasISBN13 | 9780060878849 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
interviews
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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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