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...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 8 |
|---|---|
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
| 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. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; IntroductionVagrancy and Homelessness in Globaland Historical Perspective; 1: "A New Serfdom"; 2: The Neglected Soldier as Vagrant, Revenger, Tyrant Slayer in Early Modern England; 3: "Takin' It to the Streets"; 4: Vagrant India; 5: Vagrancy in Mauritius and the Nineteenth-Century Colonial Plantation World; 6: Doing Favors for Street People; 7: Vagabondage and Siberia; 8: "Tramps in the Making"; 9: Between Romance and Degradation; 10: The "Travelling Native"; 11: Thought Reform; 12: Imposing Vagrancy Legislation in Contemporary Papua New Guinea; 13: Subversive Accommodations
- Select BibliographyContributors; Index