Cast out : : vagrancy and homelessness in global and historical perspective / / edited by A.L. Beier and Paul Ocobock.
Throughout history, those arrested for vagrancy have generally been poor men and women, often young, able-bodied, unemployed, and homeless. Most histories of vagrancy have focused on the European and American experiences. Cast Out: Vagrancy and Homelessness in Global and Historical Perspective is th...
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| Superior document: | Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 8 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ;
no. 8. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Throughout history, those arrested for vagrancy have generally been poor men and women, often young, able-bodied, unemployed, and homeless. Most histories of vagrancy have focused on the European and American experiences. Cast Out: Vagrancy and Homelessness in Global and Historical Perspective is the first book to consider the shared global heritage of vagrancy laws, homelessness, and the historical processes they accompanied. In this ambitious collection, vagrancy and homelessness are used to examine a vast array of phenomena, from the migration of labor to social and governmental responses |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-382) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0896804607 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by A.L. Beier and Paul Ocobock. |