Research Guides: Homelessness: Books

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Encyclopedia of Homelessness by David Levinson, editor
Call Number: Ref HV4493 .E53 2004

ISBN: 0761927514

Publication Date: 2004

2 volumes
Discusses the origins of homelessness, research, and strategies for its prevention.
Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaiʻi by UH Center on the Family
Call Number: HawPac Ref HD7303.H3 C66

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Homelessness, Poverty and Unemployment by Sanna J. Thompson, editor
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781614700456

Publication Date: 2012

Discusses the causes of homelessness, focusing on issues of homeless adolescents.
Down & Out, on the Road: the Homeless in American History by Kenneth L. Kusmer
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780195047783

Publication Date: 2002

Homelessness has existed in the U.S since the nation was founded. This book examines the history and causes of homelessness and how it has changed through time.
Homeless: Poverty and Place in Urban America by Ella Howard
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780812208269

Publication Date: 2013

Ordinances deny homeless persons access to many public spaces. How did previous generations deal with the tensions between the rights of the homeless and those of other city residents?
Of Others Inside: Insanity, Addiction And Belonging in America by Darin Weinberg
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781592134052

Publication Date: 2005

Examines mental illness, addidtion, and social conditions of the homeless in the U.S., and how psychological problems among the homeless can be treated.
The Displaced of Capital by Anne Winters
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780226902395

Publication Date: 2004

Winters' poems were written for the poor, homeless, and disenfranchised of New York City.
How to House the Homeless by Ingrid Gould Ellen and Brendan O'Flaherty, editors
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781610447294

Publication Date: 2010

Critically assesses where we are now in housing the homeless, analyzes the most promising policies and programs, and suggests future research. Proposes how to rethink how housing markets operate and develop more efficient interventions in service programs. Explains the link between homelessness and housing policy.

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Lost in Space: the Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness by Randall Amster
Call Number: ebrary ebook

ISBN: 9781593322977

Publication Date: 2008

Explores homelessness as a social and spatial problem -- throughout the U.S. there are struggles for spaces that are theoretically open to everyone. Homeless persons face criminal charges for activities such as sitting or sleeping, while communities are frustrated by the presence of homeless people in areas shared by all.
Street People and the Contested Realms of Public Space by Randall Amster
Call Number: ebrary ebook

ISBN: 9781593320669

Publication Date: 2004

The author examines the loss of public space as a consequence of increasing commercialization and privatization, resulting in the criminalization of homelessness, such as by the enactment of anti-homeless ordinances and regulations.
Working with Young Homeless People by Phil Robinson
Call Number: ebrary ebook

ISBN: 9781846428159

Publication Date: 2008

Research and information about providing services and support to homeless youth.

Credo Reference Ebooks

Global Social Issues: An Encyclopedia by Christopher G. Bates and James Ciment, editors
Call Number: Credo Reference ebook

ISBN: 9780765682925

Publication Date: 2013
Encyclopedia of American Studies
Publication Date: 2010

Books to Check Out

Poverty and Homelessness by Noël Merino, book editor
Call Number: HV4505 .P6792 2014

ISBN: 9780737768879

Publication Date: 2014

Examines the severity of poverty n the U.S., the effectiveness of government programs, and strategies to help the homeless.
The Homeless by Louise Gerdes, book editor
Call Number: HV4505 .H654 2007

ISBN: 9780737736557

Publication Date: 2007

Presents various points of views about issues concerning homelessness, such as the degree of the problem, causes, and what we can do.
Poverty and the Homeless by Mary E. Williams, book editor
Call Number: HV4505 .P68 2004

ISBN: 0737723114

Publication Date: 2004

Examines the causes of poverty and homelessness and their severity in the U.S. Discusses possible solutions, such as welfare reform, charity, and helping broken families.
The Value of Hawaii: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future by edited by Craig Howes and Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio
Call Number: HawPac DU627.8 .V35 2010

ISBN: 9780824835293

Publication Date: 2010

Includes essays about the challenges of homelessness in Hawaii.
A Nation in Denial by Alice S. Baum; Donald W. Burnes
Call Number: HV4505 .B378 1993

ISBN: 0813382459

Publication Date: 1993

Discusses the history and causes of homelessness in the United States.
The Homeless: Opposing Viewpoints by Jennifer A. Hurley, book editor
Call Number: HV4493 .H644 2002

ISBN: 0737707496

Publication Date: 2002

Offers points of view about the causes of homelessness, the seriousness of the problem, what services government should provide, and mental illness among homeless persons.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Call Number: HD7287.96.U6 D47 2017

ISBN: 9780553447453

Publication Date: 2017

Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. The fates of these families are in the hands of two landlords. Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers.
A Far Cry from Home: Life in a Shelter for Homeless Women by Lisa Ferrill
Call Number: HV4506.N6 F47 1991

ISBN: 0962268364

Publication Date: 1991-03-01

The author was a social worker at a shelter for homeless women.
Street Lives: an Oral History of Homeless Americans by Steven VanderStaay; photographs by Joeseph Sorrentino
Call Number: HV4505 .V36 1992

ISBN: 0865712379

30 people explain what it means to be homeless and provide insight into the causes of homelessness and possible solutions.
Tell Them Who I Am: the Lives of Homeless Women by Elliot Liebow
Call Number: HV4506.W2 L54 1993

ISBN: 0029190959

Publication Date: 1993

Liebow investigates the lives of homeless women and reveals diversity, humanity, and dignity in contrast to the popular images of the homeless. These women became homeless for many reasons, but all of them struggle to survive and to retain hope.