Amazing grace : the lives of children and the conscience of a nation
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Published
New York : Crown, ©1995., New York : Crown, [1995].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Alamosa Public Library - NONFICTION | 362.7 KOZ | On Shelf | |
West Routt Library District - NONFICTION | 362.7 KOZ | 36582 | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Children of minorities -- New York (State) -- New York.
Children with social disabilities -- New York (State) -- New York.
Inner cities -- New York (State) -- New York.
Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
Poor children -- New York (State) -- New York.
Sick children -- New York (State) -- New York.
Children with social disabilities -- New York (State) -- New York.
Inner cities -- New York (State) -- New York.
Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
Poor children -- New York (State) -- New York.
Sick children -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Published
New York : Crown, ©1995., New York : Crown, [1995].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index.
Description
Amazing Grace is a book about the hearts of children who grow up in the South Bronx - the poorest congressional district of our nation. Without rhetoric, but drawing extensively upon the words of children, parents, and priests, this book does not romanticize or soften the effects of violence and sickness. One fourth of the child-bearing women in the neighborhoods where these children live test positive for HIV. Pediatric AIDS, life-consuming fires, and gang rivalries take a high toll. Several children die during the year in which this narrative takes place. Although it is a gently written work, Amazing Grace makes clear that the postmodern ghetto of America is not a social accident but is created and sustained by greed, neglect, racism, and expedience. It asks us questions that are, at once, political and theological. What is the value of a child's life? What exactly do we plan to do with those whom we appear to have defined as economically and humanly superfluous? How tough do we dare to be?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kozol, J. (1995). Amazing grace: the lives of children and the conscience of a nation (First edition.). Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kozol, Jonathan. 1995. Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kozol, Jonathan. Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation Crown, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kozol, Jonathan. Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation First edition., Crown, 1995.
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