La Vida
Award-Winning Work
National Book Award for Science, Philosophy and Religion Winners
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Oscar Lewis
Oscar Lewis (born Lefkowitz, December 25, 1914, New York City- died December 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist who is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and for postulating that there was a cross-generational culture of poverty among poor people that...
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