--- product_id: 22481263 title: "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" price: "90.86 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/22481263-how-the-other-half-lives-studies-among-the-tenements-new store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York **Price:** 90.86 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York - **How much does it cost?** 90.86 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/22481263-how-the-other-half-lives-studies-among-the-tenements-new) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description 2015 Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published in 1890, this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York" explained not only the living conditions in New York slums, but also in the sweatshops in some tenements which paid workers only a few cents a day. The book explains the plight of working children; they would work in factories and at other jobs. Some children became garment workers and newsies (newsboys). The effect was the tearing down of New York's worst tenements, sweatshops, and the reform of the city's schools. The book led to a decade of improvements in Lower East Side conditions, with sewers, garbage collection, and indoor plumbing all following soon after, thanks to public reaction. Our edition reprints the 1957 edition, without the photo illustrations done mostly by Riis himself. Review: Five Stars - fine edition of this classic social study, but as the publisher indicates in the description, without the illustrations. Review: The immigrant experience at the turn of the century. - This book is still a classic . It presents the immigrant experience dramatically. It display the lower east side of New York. This needs to read because it demonstrates why immgration needs to be welcome. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #80,582 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Housing & Urban Development Law (Books) #15 in Urban & Land Use Planning (Books) #20 in Urban Planning and Development | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 325 Reviews | ## Images ![How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717AeSA7fUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars *by A***R on September 7, 2016* fine edition of this classic social study, but as the publisher indicates in the description, without the illustrations. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The immigrant experience at the turn of the century. *by J***N on March 11, 2020* This book is still a classic . It presents the immigrant experience dramatically. It display the lower east side of New York. This needs to read because it demonstrates why immgration needs to be welcome. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ How to water down the How the Other Half Lives, Schools ignoring the benefits of teaching this book *by A***R on April 16, 2017* This isn't a bad copy of this text. However, Many Urban Historians such as myself look to this piece in order to gain an understanding of the environment in the tight ghettos of the lower east side of Manhattan. This piece is something that I would chronicle as being an important piece of urban literature, among the likes of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Jacob Riis took a long time and effort in providing illustrations and photographs in his original copies. However this copy contains no photographs, thus removing a monumental element of the effectiveness of this piece. When this piece was first released, the images provided sent a chill into the readers. Simply due to the fact of knowing that there were young immigrants, mainly children who were living in squalor six blocks beyond their comfortable abodes. Lack of Photographs aside, this is an important and historical piece of work in American, Urban American, and New York History. Unfortunately many schools neglect to included this in required reading, which is honestly disgraceful. If I were to turn back to teaching, I would include this in my syllabus. 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