WebbWritings and books by Alex Kotlowitz include: The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death and America's Dilemma (1998) There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up In the Other America (1991) Stories of Home - a collection of audio essays for Chicago Public Radio (2003) co-producer WebbAlex Kotlowitz deals with heavy issues central to the American consciousness: race, injustice, poverty, inequality. All of these issues appear in microcosm in two Michigan towns -- St. Joseph's, predominantly white, affluent, safe, attractive, and on the "other side of the river," Benton Harbor, predominantly black, crumbling, drug-infested, crime-ridden.
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WebbAs a resident of Benton Harbor, I read with great interest Alex Kotlowitz's "The Other Side of the River". As a white person who spent my entire childhood in Stevensville (the community directly adjacent to St. Joseph), was educated there, was insulated there, and who was influenced by the subtle but constant undercurrent of racism there... only to … WebbExcept that these dispatches reflect the daily violence that many Americans are experiencing, right now, in too many of our cities. Alex Kotlowitz dispenses with wooden categories of criminal and victim. With his uncommon warmth and sensitivity, he makes us understand that violence doesn’t happen in a moment; it’s a state of affairs. military engineering college secunderabad
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WebbThe other side of the river Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to Pinterest. Share … WebbA selection from Alex Kotlowitz's masterpiece of immersive reportage There Are No Children Here, the harrowing coming-of-age story of two children in Chicago's Henry … WebbThe Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma by Alex Kotlowitz. Anchor. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. new york post subscription discount