Down & out, on the road : the homeless in American history /

Covering the entire period, from the colonial era to the late-20th century, this book charts the history of the homeless in America. Drawing on sources that include records of charitable organizations, sociological studies, and numerous memoirs of formerly homeless persons, Kusmer demonstrates that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kusmer, Kenneth L., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Homelessness > United States > History.
Homeless persons > United States > History.
Itinérance > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sans-abri > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Homeless persons
Homelessness
Thuislozen.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The problem of the homeless in American history
  • 2. The origins of homelessness in early America
  • 3. The emergence of the tramp, 1865-1880
  • 4. Tramps, trains, and towns, 1880-1915
  • 5. Organized charity, social workers, and the homeless
  • 6. Who were the homeless
  • 7. On the road
  • 8. In the city
  • 9. A changing image : the homeless in popular culture, 1890-1930
  • 10. From tramp to transient : the great depression
  • 11. The forgotten men, 1935-1975
  • 12. A new homeless?

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