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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Craig WillsePublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780816693481ISBN 10: 081669348 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 15 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: Housing and Other Monsters 1. Surplus Life, or Race and Death in Neoliberal Times 2. Homelessness as Method: Social Science and the Racial Order 3. From Pathology to Population: Managing Homelessness in the United States 4. Governing through Numbers: HUD and the Databasing of Homelessness 5. The Invention of Chronic Homelessness Conclusion: Surplus Life at the Limits of the Good Notes IndexReviewsFinally, in all the work done on homelessness, Craig Willse puts the focus on the complexity of violence and the ways in which housing intersects with poverty, class, sexuality, and, especially, race. Vincent Lyon-Callo, Western Michigan University The Value of Homelessness. . . contains detailed and provocative claims that move beyond current paradigms on the governance of homeless populations. . . Willse's text undoubtedly makes an important contribution towards a necessary rethinking of homelessness. It is a book which will likely be of interest to all those passionate about matters of social justice for years to come. --Society & Space This book asks and then critically answers the question of what it means to be homeless. . . a must read for anyone interested in the issue. --CHOICE This is genuinely an important read for people in the homeless service industry and those in power and shaping policy. --RealChangeNews.org The Value of Homelessness. . . contains detailed and provocative claims that move beyond current paradigms on the governance of homeless populations. . . Willse s text undoubtedly makes an important contribution towards a necessary rethinking of homelessness. It is a book which will likely be of interest to all those passionate about matters of social justice for years to come. Society & Space Author InformationCraig Willse is assistant professor of cultural studies at George Mason University. He is coeditor of Beyond Biopolitics: Essays on the Governance of Life and Death. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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