This book is the first to combine a cogent explanation of the economic and historical causes of homelessness with accounts of individuals and families on the streets, in soup lines, and in shelters. The human side of the story, told from ethnographies conducted in three diverse cities-Chicago, Denver, and Tampa-shows that there is no "culture of po
This book is the first to combine a cogent explanation of the economic and historical causes of homelessness with accounts of individuals and families...