Reckoning with Homelessness (The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)

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pp. x [2] 271, “Beginning with his own introduction to the problem in New York, Hopper uses ethnography, literature, history, and activism to place homelessness into historical context and to trace the process by which homelessness came to be recognized as an issue. He tells the largely neglected story of homelessness among African Americans and vividly portrays various sites of public homelessness, such as airports. His accounts of life on the streets make for powerful reading.”:

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ISBN 0801488346
ISBN13 9780801488344
Number of pages 271
Original Title Reckoning with Homelessness (The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
Published Date 2002
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Ithaca
Edition First Edition
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pp. x [2] 271, “Beginning with his own introduction to the problem in New York, Hopper uses ethnography, literature, history, and activism to place homelessness into historical context and to trace the process by which homelessness came to be recognized as an issue. He tells the largely neglected story of homelessness among African Americans and vividly portrays various sites of public homelessness, such as airports. His accounts of life on the streets make for powerful reading.”:

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Weight 1 kg