Homeless lives in American cities : interrogating myth and locating community /
"Homeless Lives in American Cities: Interrogating Myth and Locating Community explores how the American discourse on homelessness arose from Victorian social and political anxieties about the impact of immigration and urbanization on the middle class family. These anxieties were negotiated by s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "Homeless Lives in American Cities: Interrogating Myth and Locating Community explores how the American discourse on homelessness arose from Victorian social and political anxieties about the impact of immigration and urbanization on the middle class family. These anxieties were negotiated by social activists and service providers, as well as those commenting on their work--journalists, sociologists, and finally policy makers." -- publilsher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 278 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137374226 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1137374225 (hardcover : alk. paper) |