Hobo jungle: a homeless community in Paradise
"For many decades and for many reasons, people who are homeless have chosen to live in camps or other makeshift settings, even when shelters are available. Is this an act of resistance? Of self-preservation? Or are they simply too addicted, too mentally ill, or too criminal to adapt to the rule...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Boulder London
Lynne Rienner Publishers
2020
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| En: | Año: 2020 |
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| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 21 A 1280 |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
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| Sumario: | "For many decades and for many reasons, people who are homeless have chosen to live in camps or other makeshift settings, even when shelters are available. Is this an act of resistance? Of self-preservation? Or are they simply too addicted, too mentally ill, or too criminal to adapt to the rules and regulations of shelter life? To address these questions, Michele Wakin explores the evolution of unsheltered homelessness through an evocative portrait of a jungle encampment that has endured since the Great Depression in one of the most opulent cities on California's south coast"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | x, 221 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781626378711 9781626378728 |
