Braving the Street - The Anthropology of Homelessness (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

As homelessness continues to plague North America and also becomes more widespread in Europe, anthropologists turn their attention to solving the puzzle of why people in some of the most advanced technological societies in the world are found huddled in a subway tunnel, squatting in a vacant building, living in a shelter, or camping out in an abandoned field or on a beach. Anthropologists have a long tradition of working in poverty subcultures and have been able to contribute answers to some of the puzzles of homelessness through their ability to enter the culture of the homeless without some of the preconceptions of other disciplines. The authors, anthropologists from the U.S.A. and Canada, offer us an analysis of homelessness that is grounded in anthropological research in North America and throughout the world. Both have in-depth experience through working in communities of the homeless and present us withthe results of their own work and with that of their colleagues.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Public Issues in Anthropological Perspective
Release date:	May 1999
Authors:	Irene Glasser • Rae Bridgman
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	146
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-57181-096-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment
LSN:	1-57181-096-X
Barcode:	9781571810960

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