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- Nombre de pages205
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids0.381 kg
- Dimensions15,0 cm × 21,0 cm × 2,2 cm
- ISBN978-1-5290-0634-6
- EAN9781529006346
- Date de parution09/08/2018
- ÉditeurPicador
Résumé
Darren McGarvey has experienced poverty and its devastating effects first-hand. He knows why people from deprived communities all around Britain feel angry and unheard. And he wants to explain... So he invites you to come on a safari of sorts. But not the kind where the wildlife is surveyed from a safe distance. This book takes you inside the experience of poverty to show how the pressures really feel and how hard their legacy is to overcome.
Arguing that both the political left and right misunderstand poverty as it is actually lived, McGarvey sets out what everybody - including himself - could do to change things. Razor-sharp, fearless and brutally honest, Poverty Safari is an unforgettable insight into modern Britain.
Arguing that both the political left and right misunderstand poverty as it is actually lived, McGarvey sets out what everybody - including himself - could do to change things. Razor-sharp, fearless and brutally honest, Poverty Safari is an unforgettable insight into modern Britain.
Darren McGarvey has experienced poverty and its devastating effects first-hand. He knows why people from deprived communities all around Britain feel angry and unheard. And he wants to explain... So he invites you to come on a safari of sorts. But not the kind where the wildlife is surveyed from a safe distance. This book takes you inside the experience of poverty to show how the pressures really feel and how hard their legacy is to overcome.
Arguing that both the political left and right misunderstand poverty as it is actually lived, McGarvey sets out what everybody - including himself - could do to change things. Razor-sharp, fearless and brutally honest, Poverty Safari is an unforgettable insight into modern Britain.
Arguing that both the political left and right misunderstand poverty as it is actually lived, McGarvey sets out what everybody - including himself - could do to change things. Razor-sharp, fearless and brutally honest, Poverty Safari is an unforgettable insight into modern Britain.
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'Poverty Safari' is a remarkable autobiographical work documenting the struggles the author and rapper Darren McGarvey confronts as a result of growing up in a highly dysfunctional family in an impoverished section of contemporary Glasgow. McGarvey's unlikely testimony is all the more poignant and powerful in his indictment of a society blind to the real needs of victims of poverty in Great Britain due to a deeply entrenched class system which renders educators and policy makers incapable of fully comprehending the complex social dynamics underlying hereditary poverty. It is impossible to remain indifferent to the author's own struggles with substance abuse whilst he oscillates between life in the poor quarters and potentially brighter possibilities as a social commentator on the BBC. Therein lies the power of McGarvey's text, a story written on the part of a reliable witness who possesses both credibility and authenticity in telling the reader about how personal aspirations are simply not so easy to attain for individuals born in environments of negativity and underachievement. Essential reading for all professionals who must deal with underprivileged youth : 'Poverty Safari' is surely a clarion call for more empathy and patience for victims of chronic poverty.
'Poverty Safari' is a remarkable autobiographical work documenting the struggles the author and rapper Darren McGarvey confronts as a result of growing up in a highly dysfunctional family in an impoverished section of contemporary Glasgow. McGarvey's unlikely testimony is all the more poignant and powerful in his indictment of a society blind to the real needs of victims of poverty in Great Britain due to a deeply entrenched class system which renders educators and policy makers incapable of fully comprehending the complex social dynamics underlying hereditary poverty. It is impossible to remain indifferent to the author's own struggles with substance abuse whilst he oscillates between life in the poor quarters and potentially brighter possibilities as a social commentator on the BBC. Therein lies the power of McGarvey's text, a story written on the part of a reliable witness who possesses both credibility and authenticity in telling the reader about how personal aspirations are simply not so easy to attain for individuals born in environments of negativity and underachievement. Essential reading for all professionals who must deal with underprivileged youth : 'Poverty Safari' is surely a clarion call for more empathy and patience for victims of chronic poverty.
