The Land of Too Much

American Abundance and the Paradox of Poverty

Monica Prasad

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$51.00 • £44.95 • €46.95

ISBN 9780674066526

Publication Date: 12/31/2012

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344 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

2 line illustrations, 11 graphs, 7 tables

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Monica Prasad is Associate Professor of Sociology and Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University.

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2014 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, American Sociological Association

Co-Winner, 2013 Barrington Moore Book Award, Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociology Association

Co-Winner, 2013 Viviana Zelizer Award, Economic Sociology Section of the American Sociology Association

2013 Outstanding Contribution to Political Sociology Award, Political Sociology Section of the American Sociology Association

2013 EAS Best Book Prize, European Academy of Sociology

2013 Allan Sharlin Memorial Book Award, Social Science History Association

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