How the Other Half Lives
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How the Other Half Lives is an 1890 photojournalistic exposé by Jacob Riis that revealed the harsh living conditions of New York City’s tenement poor and helped spur social reform.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ photojournalistic exposé ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
middle-class readers
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policy makers ⓘ |
| author | Jacob Riis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documents |
child labor
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crime in slum neighborhoods ⓘ exploitation of immigrants ⓘ overcrowding in tenements ⓘ unsanitary living conditions ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
immigrant communities
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tenement districts ⓘ |
| genre |
muckraking journalism
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photojournalism ⓘ social reform literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
journalist
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photographer ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
classic work of American social documentary
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foundational text in photojournalism ⓘ influential in American urban sociology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | social reformist ⓘ |
| includes |
descriptive text
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illustrations ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Progressive Era reform
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housing reform in New York City ⓘ public awareness of urban poverty ⓘ tenement legislation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
living conditions of the poor
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poverty in New York City ⓘ tenement housing ⓘ urban reform ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing harsh tenement conditions
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use of flash photography in slums ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Battle with the Slum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Manhattan Lower East Side
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Gilded Age
NERFINISHED
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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