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Reckoning with homelessness /

"It must be some kind of experiment or something, to see how long people can live without food, without shelter, without security."--Homeless woman in Grand Central StationKim Hopper has dedicated his career to trying to address the problem of homelessness in the United States. In this pow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hopper, Kim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2003.
Colección:Anthropology of contemporary issues.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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