Sarah Jones Disposable recensie, review en informatie boek over Amerika’s minachting voor de onderklasse. Op 18 februari 2025 verschijnt bij Avid Reader Press het nieuwe boek van de Amerikaanse journalist en schrijfster Sarah Jones. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave.
Sarah Jones Disposable recensie, review en informatie
- “Incisive . . . In the tradition of Barbara Ehrenreich, [Jones] combines interviews and firsthand observation of poverty with deeply researched history. . . . A full-throated, class-first critique of how the right-wing tendencies of American capitalism made the pandemic so devastating for the working poor . . . What Jones brings to this telling is an unflinching focus on American capital, its unholy marriage to the political class, and the way that union has eroded ordinary people’s faith in authorities.” (The New Republic)
- “Jones, a senior writer for New York magazine covering politics and religion, offers a mix of reporting and personal narrative as she explores inequality in the United States. Using COVID as her marker, she exposes how the nation creates an underclass it then sacrifices; she also lays out arguments to turn the tide.” (Library Journal)
Disposable
America’s Contempt for the Underclass
- Auteur: Sarah Jones (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: journalistiek boek, reportage
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Avid Reader Press
- Verschijnt: 18 februari 2025
- Omvang: 304 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
- Prijs: $ 30,00 / $ 14,99 / $ 25,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst boek van Sarah Jones over de onderklasse van Amerika
In a compelling blend of personal narrative and in-depth reporting, New York magazine senior writer Sarah Jones exposes the harsh reality of America’s racial and income inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic on our nation’s most vulnerable people.
In the tradition of Matthew Desmond’s Evicted and Andrea Elliot’s Invisible Child, Disposable is a poignant exploration of America’s underclass, left vulnerable by systemic racism and capitalism. Here, Sarah Jones delves into the lives of the essential workers, seniors, and people with disabilities who were disproportionately affected by COVID-19—not due to their age or profession, but because of the systemic inequality and poverty that left them exposed.
The pandemic served as a stark revelation of the true state of America, a country where the dream of prosperity is a distant mirage for millions. Jones argues that the pandemic didn’t create these dynamics, but rather revealed the existing social mobility issues and wealth gap that have long plagued the nation. Behind the staggering death toll are stories of lives lost, injustices suffered, and institutions that failed to protect their people.
Jones brings these stories to the forefront, transforming the abstract concept of the pandemic into a deeply personal and political phenomenon. She argues that America has abandoned a sacrificial underclass of millions but insists that another future is possible. By addressing the pervasive issues of racial justice and public policy, Jones calls for a future where no one is seen as disposable again.
Sarah Jones is a senior writer for New York magazine, where she covers politics and religion. She was previously a staff writer for The New Republic and her work has been published by The Nation, the Columbia Journalism Review, and Dissent magazine. Jones won the 2019 Mirror Award for commentary and has been a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is active on social media (@OneSarahJones). Originally from rural Washington County, Virginia, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband.