How the Other Half Lives, Special Illustrated Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1438296630 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Disappointment MNReader I have seen the photographs of Jacob Riis in the real and was very disappointed to see them so poorly reproduced in this book. Documenting impoverished NYC in the late 19th century what Riis is most known for and his photographs were an important part of that work.It's possible I didn't do my homework here but it is a good reminder of one of the shortcomings of buying books online. Had I picked this up in a bookstore and seen how poorly the photography was represented, I would not have bought it. I'm interested in the story but the photographs tell so much of it and are in every way as imp. Feel Cheated JChappell The photographs, not the captions/commentary, are what make Riis's work poignant and of lasting importance. That's why I ordered the book. The photographs are omitted from this edition.. Seven Treasures Publications is a Fraud. Evander This edition is full of typos, many of which render entire sentences illogical. The whole thing is awkwardly formatted, as if the editor had no concept that the information was going to appear on the page of a book. There is no table of contents. "Special illustrated edition" is a complete lie -- the images are uselessly reproduced. Many of the images are so illegible that the typed captions within the image had to be reproduced outside the image. Not a single image in the book is adequate or useful -- I went online for worthwhile reproductions. I was truly disappointed with this edition w
In his book Riis gave a full and detailed picture of what life in those slums was like, how the slums were created, how and why they remained as they were, who was forced to live there, and offered suggestions for easing the lot of the poor. From the Back Cover In How The Other Half Lives New Yorkers read with horror that three-quarters of the residents of their city were housed in tenements and that in those tenements rents were substantially higher than in better sections of the city.
Riis's idea inspired Jack London to write a similar exposé on London's East End, called People of the Abyss.. He helped push tenement reform to the front of New York's political agenda, and prompted then-Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt to close down the police-run poor houses. Roosevelt later called Riis "the most useful citizen of New York". It served as a basis for future muckraking journalism by exposing the slums to New York City's upper and middle class.How The Other Half Lives quickly became a landmark in the annals of social reform. How the Other Half Lives was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. Riis documented the filth, disease, exploitation, and overcrowding that characterized the experience of more than one million immigrants
Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was a journalist and photographer born in Denmark.Luc Sante teaches writing and the history of photography at Bard College. His books include Low Life, Evidence, and The Factory of Facts.