0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness

Buy Now

American Homelessness - A Reference Handbook, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition) Loot Price: R1,829
Discovery Miles 18 290
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

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R1,829 Discovery Miles 18 290 | Repayment Terms: R171 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 17 working days

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
Promotions
LSN: 1-57607-247-9
Barcode: 9781576072479

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Born In Chains - The Diary Of An Angry…
Clinton Chauke Paperback  (1)
R506 Discovery Miles 5 060
The Blinded City - Ten Years In…
Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon Paperback  (1)
R330 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990
The Salt Path - The 85-Week Sunday Times…
Raynor Winn Paperback  (1)
R295 R272 Discovery Miles 2 720
No Place Like Home - Wealth, Community…
McCabe Hardcover R3,568 Discovery Miles 35 680
Banished - The New Social Control in…
Katherine Beckett, Steve Herbert Hardcover R2,692 Discovery Miles 26 920
Vision and Reality
Stephen Willats Paperback R583 Discovery Miles 5 830
Advanced Introduction to Housing Studies
William A.V. Clark Paperback R766 Discovery Miles 7 660
Music Downtown Eastside - Human Rights…
Klisala Harrison Hardcover R2,439 Discovery Miles 24 390
Ways out of the European Housing Crisis…
Christoph U Schmid Hardcover R4,052 Discovery Miles 40 520
Middlefield - A Postwar Council Estate…
Ian Waites Paperback R396 Discovery Miles 3 960
Loss of Homes and Evictions across…
Padraic Kenna, Sergio Nasarre-Aznar, … Hardcover R3,829 Discovery Miles 38 290
The Wild Silence - The Sunday Times…
Raynor Winn Paperback R295 R272 Discovery Miles 2 720

See more

Partners