How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, with Illustrations
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798721105517
- Series
- How the Other Half Lives
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-12
- Author
- Jacob A. Jacob A. Riis
Description
Jacob A. RiisDuring the 1980s, the city's middle and upper classes were unaware of the difficult and dangerous conditions of marginalization of poor immigrants. Jacob Riis, himself an immigrant who was initially unable to find employment, hoped to expose the misery of the lower Manhattan neighborhoods. After a successful career as a police reporter, he decided to publish this photo documentary on this social reality using graphic descriptions, sketches, photographs and statistics. Riis criticized the apathy of those who, having money to improve conditions in the suburbs of New York, did nothing and the lack of awareness of ordinary people who did not undertake any initiative to solve the problem.The book not only examines the living conditions of the suburbs of New York, but also points out the labor exploitation to which the working poor are subjected. It also denounces the problem of child workers in sweatshops. Some children work in textile companies and as press spokespersons. In conclusion, Riis gives an idea of the life of the less fortunate in the New York of his time.
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