American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook
| AUTHOR | Hombs, Mary Ellen |
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (07/23/2001) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
With 50 percent new material, this third edition breaks this complex topic into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programs that address it, current research, and public perceptions of homelessness.
American Homelessness covers who the homeless are and why they are in such a situation; important events that have contributed to the problem; and a who's who of homelessness activism including people such as MacArthur Fellow Robert M. Hayes, the former securities lawyer who filed the landmark New York City right-to-shelter case in l979. It also includes a chronology; facts and statistics; key documents and reports; a discussion of the International Bill of Rights; a directory of organizations, associations, and government agencies; and an annotated bibliography.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781576072479
ISBN-10:
1576072479
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0003
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Page Count:
314
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
6.36 x 0.86 x 9.24 inches
Weight:
1.17 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Annotated,
Ikids,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Social Science | Reference
Social Science | Public Policy - Social Policy
Social Science | Sociology - Urban
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
362.509
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001002779
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With 50 percent new material, this third edition breaks this complex topic into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programs that address it, current research, and public perceptions of homelessness.
American Homelessness covers who the homeless are and why they are in such a situation; important events that have contributed to the problem; and a who's who of homelessness activism including people such as MacArthur Fellow Robert M. Hayes, the former securities lawyer who filed the landmark New York City right-to-shelter case in l979. It also includes a chronology; facts and statistics; key documents and reports; a discussion of the International Bill of Rights; a directory of organizations, associations, and government agencies; and an annotated bibliography.
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Author:
Hombs, Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen Hombs was deputy director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness from 2003 to 2009.
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