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Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders : homeless in San Francisco /

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Main Author: Gowan, Teresa
Format: Book
Language:Spanish
Published: University of Minnesota Press, 2010
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Sin, sickness and system. PART I. BACKSTORIES. Urban Ethnography Beyond The Culture Wars. Managing homelessness in the United States. PART II. THE STREET. Wacht out, San Francisco! Ain´t Gonna Get No Peace. Moorings. Some other King of live. Word on the Street. No one loves a loser. The new Hobos. PART III. RABBLE MANAGEMENT. Like I need more drugs in my life? The homeless archipelago. A little room for myself. The old runaround: class cleansing in San Francisco. The Road to Nowheresville. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.