American homelessness : a reference handbook
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American homelessness : a reference handbook
（Contemporary world issues）
ABC-CLIO, c2001
3rd ed
- : hardcover
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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With 50 percent new material, this third edition breaks this complex topic into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programs that address it, current research, and public perceptions of homelessness.
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.
Documents include European legislation on homelessness, the International Bill of Rights, and the Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements
Includes a directory of organizations, associations, and government agencies-national, federal, and international
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