Planet of Slums by Mike Davis

Planet of Slums

Mike Davis

240 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced

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The classic, brilliant, best-selling account of the rise of the world's slums, where, according to the United Nations, one billion people now live According to the United Nations, more than one billion people now live in the slums of the cities of...

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Moods

informative 94%
challenging 47%
dark 47%
sad 35%
reflective 29%
tense 11%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 35%
fast 17%

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3.82

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