Homelessness books

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The Sign Language of Poverty: International Round Table-Discussion Krems an Der Donau October 10 and 11, 2006

The Sign Language of Poverty: International Round Table-Discussion...

Author: Gerhard Jaritz (Central European University, Hungary)
ISBN: 9783700137887
Format: Paperback
$155.76

Medieval and early modern sources dealt regularly with the problem of ""poverty"". The term poverty often referred...  Read More >>

Through the Eyes of a Street Child: Amazing Stories of Hope

Through the Eyes of a Street Child: Amazing Stories...

Author: Angela Murray
ISBN: 9780825461361
Format: Paperback
$34.29

An account of work transforming the life of the street children of Guatemala, this work includes positive stories...  Read More >>

Family Homelessness: Causes, Consequences and the Policy Response in England

Family Homelessness: Causes, Consequences and the Policy...

Author: J.M. Grimshaw
ISBN: 9780712308823
Format: Paperback
$158.40

Offers an analysis and review of the US and UK research and policy literature on children who are homeless with...  Read More >>

Homelessness: Prevention, Strategies & Effectiveness

Homelessness: Prevention, Strategies & Effectiveness...

Author: Martha R Burt ,  Carol L Pearson
ISBN: 9781600212086
Format: Hardback
$234.96

Identifies elements of community homelessness prevention strategies that seem to lead to reductions in the number...  Read More >>

Homelessness Handbook

Homelessness Handbook

Author: David H. Levinson ,  Marcy Ross
ISBN: 9781933782034
Format: Hardback
$340.56

Featuring the research and analysis of the leading historians and social scientists in the field of homelessness,...  Read More >>

Decent Homes for All: Planning's Evolving Role in Housing Provision

Decent Homes for All: Planning's Evolving Role in Housing...

Author: Nick Gallent (The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK) ,  Mark Tewdwr-Jones (Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9780415274463
Format: Hardback
$399.00

The first text available on the housing-planning interface, this book shows the relationship between planning and...  Read More >>

Decent Homes for All: Planning's Evolving Role in Housing Provision

Decent Homes for All: Planning's Evolving Role in Housing...

Author: Nick Gallent (The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK) ,  Mark Tewdwr-Jones (Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9780415274470
Format: Paperback
$118.00

The first text available on the housing-planning interface, this book shows the relationship between planning and...  Read More >>

Good Company: A Tramp Life

Good Company: A Tramp Life

Author: Douglas Harper
ISBN: 9781594511844
Format: Paperback
$86.99

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Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Bad Apples, and Bad Policies

Targeting in Social Programs: Avoiding Bad Bets, Bad...

Author: Peter H. Schuck ,  Richard J. Zeckhauser
ISBN: 9780815778806
Format: Hardback
$65.87

Should chronically disruptive students be allowed to remain in public schools? Should nonagenarians receive costly...  Read More >>

Inspections and Reports on Dwellings: Reporting for Buyers

Inspections and Reports on Dwellings: Reporting for...

Author: Ian A. Melville ,  Ian A. Gordon
ISBN: 9780728204492
Format: Paperback
$166.19

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Road Dogs and Loners: Family Relationships among Homeless Men

Road Dogs and Loners: Family Relationships among Homeless...

Author: Timothy D. Pippert
ISBN: 9780739115855
Format: Hardback
$145.20

Using ethnographic interviews, an affiliation scale, and observational data from two ""soup kitchens"" of homeless...  Read More >>

Understanding and Responding to Homeless Experiences, Identities and Cultures

Understanding and Responding to Homeless Experiences,...

Author: Mike Seal
ISBN: 9781905541065
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Focussing on actual experiences of homeless people, this book provides guidance to everyone involved in working...  Read More >>

Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Mentally Ill Homeless Person

Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Mentally Ill...

Author: Paulette Marie Gillig ,  Hunter L. McQuistion
ISBN: 9781585622511
Format: Paperback
$126.59

A case-based, clinical guide applicable to a variety of settings, this book offers evidence-based expert advice...  Read More >>

Crossing the Line: Vagrancy, Homelessness and Social Displacement in Russia

Crossing the Line: Vagrancy, Homelessness and Social...

Author: Svetlana Stephenson
ISBN: 9780754618133
Format: Hardback
$305.00

How do people find themselves homeless? Why are the needs of homeless people almost totally neglected in Russian...  Read More >>

International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness

International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness

Author: Paul Cloke (University of Exeter, UK) ,  Paul Milbourne (University of Cardiff, UK)
ISBN: 9780415343725
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book provides comparative material on the cultural, political and policy contexts of rural homelessness, the...  Read More >>

The House on Henry Street.

The House on Henry Street.

Author: Lillian D Wald
ISBN: 9781425573171
Format: Paperback
$71.25

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How the Other Half Lives; Studies Among the Tenements of New York, by Jacob A. Riis; With Illustrations Chiefly from Photographs Taken by the Author.

How the Other Half Lives; Studies Among the Tenements...

Author: Jacob A Riis
ISBN: 9781418187873
Format: Paperback
$63.33

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Transforming the Development Landscape: The Role of the Private Sector

Transforming the Development Landscape: The Role of...

Author: Lael Brainard
ISBN: 9780815711247
Format: Paperback
$50.03

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Critical Realism and Housing Research

Critical Realism and Housing Research

Author: Julie Lawson
ISBN: 9780415405492
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty

Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their...

Author: Annelise Orleck
ISBN: 9780807050316
Format: Paperback
$49.99

In Storming Caesars Palace, historian Annelise Orleck tells the compelling story of how a group of welfare mothers...  Read More >>

Good Company: A Tramp Life

Good Company: A Tramp Life

Author: Douglas Harper
ISBN: 9781594511837
Format: Hardback
$264.00

A celebration of the tramp way of life in America in the 1930s, which has all but vanished in the modern age.  Read More >>

Housing Transformations: Shaping the Space of Twenty-First Century Living

Housing Transformations: Shaping the Space of Twenty-First...

Author: Bridget Franklin (Cardiff University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415336192
Format: Paperback
$131.00

Including illustrated case study examples, this original and groundbreaking book explores a wide range of literature,...  Read More >>

Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes: A Sourcebook for Health Professionals Module on Mental Health

Integrating Poverty and Gender into Health Programmes:...

Author: Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific ,  Who Regional Office for the Western Pacific
ISBN: 9789290612988
Format: Paperback
$31.68

Intended for use in pre-service and in-service training of health professionals. Divided into six sections, this...  Read More >>

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