Cast out vagrancy and homelessness in global and historical perspective
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens :
Ohio University Press
c2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ;
no. 8. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431234406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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
