| Description |
1 online resource (230 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Contents; List of Acronyms; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. Homelessness in Postwar Japan; Chapter Three. Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses; Chapter Four. The Initial Period of the Movement (February 1994-January 1996); Chapter Five. The Transitional Period of the Move-ment (January 1996-October 1997); Chapter Six. The Final Period of the Movement (October 1997-mid-2002) with Summary and Conclusions; Appendix A: Defining and Counting the Homeless (in the U.S. and Japan); Appendix B: List of Surveys Used in the Study |
| Summary |
Offers a full history of a homeless movement in Tokyo that lasted nearly a decade. This book shows how homeless people and their external supporters in the city combined their scarce resources to generate and sustain the movement. It also addresses the origins of increased homelessness and development of homelessness policy in the country |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203959909 |
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0203959906 |
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