| American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hombs, Mary Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1576072479 ISBN-13: 9781576072479 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Reference - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 362.509 |
| LCCN: 2001002779 |
| Series: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.36" W x 9.24" (1.17 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |