The Resource Amazing grace : the lives of children and the conscience of a nation, Jonathan Kozol
Amazing grace : the lives of children and the conscience of a nation, Jonathan Kozol
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- Summary
- 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?
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Amazing grace : the lives of children and the conscience of a nation
- Title
- Amazing grace
- Title remainder
- the lives of children and the conscience of a nation
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Kozol
- Subject
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- Children with social disabilities -- New York (State) | New York
- Disabled Persons
- Inner cities -- New York (State) | New York
- Children of minorities -- New York (State) | New York
- New York
- Poor children -- New York (State) | New York
- Sick children -- New York (State) | New York
- Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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?
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kozol, Jonathan
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poor children
- Children with social disabilities
- Children of minorities
- Sick children
- Inner cities
- Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.)
- Disabled Persons
- New York
- Label
- Amazing grace : the lives of children and the conscience of a nation, Jonathan Kozol
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 32702668
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 286 pages
- Isbn
- 9780517799994
- Lccn
- 95023163
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1687369
- Label
- Amazing grace : the lives of children and the conscience of a nation, Jonathan Kozol
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 32702668
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 286 pages
- Isbn
- 9780517799994
- Lccn
- 95023163
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1687369
Subject
- Children with social disabilities -- New York (State) | New York
- Disabled Persons
- Inner cities -- New York (State) | New York
- Children of minorities -- New York (State) | New York
- New York
- Poor children -- New York (State) | New York
- Sick children -- New York (State) | New York
- Mott Haven (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
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