American Homelessness: A Reference Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781576072479 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 299 str.

Mary Ellen Hombs

Opis

"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.