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American Homelessness - A Reference Handbook, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition) Loot Price: R1,955
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American Homelessness - A Reference Handbook, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): Mary Ellen Hombs

American Homelessness - A Reference Handbook, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)

Mary Ellen Hombs

Series: Contemporary World Issues

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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. Documents include European legislation on homelessness, the International Bill of Rights, and the Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements Includes a directory of organizations, associations, and government agencies-national, federal, and international

General

Imprint: ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin: United States
Series: Contemporary World Issues
Release date: July 2001
First published: July 2001
Authors: Mary Ellen Hombs
Dimensions: 162 x 237 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 299
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-57607-247-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems
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LSN: 1-57607-247-9
Barcode: 9781576072479

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