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American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Hombs, Mary Ellen (Author)

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ISBN: 1576072479     ISBN-13: 9781576072479
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
OUR PRICE: $68.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2001
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Reference
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy
- Social Science | Sociology - Urban
Dewey: 362.509
LCCN: 2001002779
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Series: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.36" W x 9.24" L (1.17 lbs) 314 pages
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Index
Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/2001 pg. 78
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 377
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 143
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2002 pg. 315
 
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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.

 
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