ECU Libraries Catalog

Hobos, hustlers, and backsliders : homeless in San Francisco / Teresa Gowan.

Author/creator Gowan, Teresa
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxxiv, 340 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Backstories -- Urban ethnography beyond the culture wars -- Managing homelessness in the United States -- The street : watch out, San Francisco! Ain't gonna get no peace -- Moorings : some other kind of life -- Word on the street : no one loves a loser -- The new hobos -- 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010007699
ISBN9780816648696 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816648697 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816669677 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816669678 (pb : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV4506 .S355 G69 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold