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Tichi, Cecelia, 1942-

Exposes and excess : muckraking in America, 1900/2000 / Cecelia Tichi. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2004. - 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Personal takes .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-225) and index.

1. From The Jungle to Fast Food Nation: American Deja vu -- 2. Bulked Up and Hollowed Out: Looking Backward, Looking Forward -- 3. Muckrakers c. 1900: Civic Passions, "Righteous Indignation" -- 4. Muckrakers c. 2000 : Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America -- Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal -- Naomi Klein, No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies -- Laurie Garrett, Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health -- Joseph T. Hallinan, Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation -- Epilogue: Tipping Point, or the Long Goodbye?

ISBN: 0812237633 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2003056363

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Journalism--Social aspects--United States.
Social problems--Press coverage--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social conditions--20th century.

LC Class. No.: PN4888.S6 / T53 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 302.23/0973