Burdened - Student Debt and the Making of an American Crisis

A sweeping, urgent investigation of the student loan debt crisis in America, examining the arcane and corrupt systems that have led to this $1.5 trillion dollar burden, as told through deeply personal portraits of individuals whose lives have been irrevocably affected by their decision to pursue higher education.

About the author

Ryann Liebenthal is a writer and editor living in Oakland, California, who has reported extensively on the student loan crisis. She has written for Mother Jones, n + 1, and the New Republic.

Product details

• Authors: Ryann Liebenthal
• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2024
• EAN: 9780358353966
• ISBN: 978-0-358-35396-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HISTORY / Social History, United States of America, USA, HISTORY: Social History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Social Classes, EDUCATION: ISSUES IN EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY: AMERICAN, SOCIOLOGY: SOCIETY & THE ECONOMY, Funding of education and student finance