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The Value of Homelessness: Managing Surplus Life in the United States
Craig Willse
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Description for The Value of Homelessness: Managing Surplus Life in the United States
Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
It is all too easy to assume that social service programs respond to homelessness, seeking to prevent and understand it. The Value of Homelessness, however, argues that homelessness today is an effect of social services and sciences, which shape not only what counts as such but what will?or ultimately won't?be done about it. Through a history of U.S. housing insecurity from the 1930s to the present, Craig Willse traces the emergence and consolidation of a homeless services industry. How to most efficiently allocate resources to control ongoing insecurity has become the goal, he shows, rather than ... Read more
It is all too easy to assume that social service programs respond to homelessness, seeking to prevent and understand it. The Value of Homelessness, however, argues that homelessness today is an effect of social services and sciences, which shape not only what counts as such but what will?or ultimately won't?be done about it. Through a history of U.S. housing insecurity from the 1930s to the present, Craig Willse traces the emergence and consolidation of a homeless services industry. How to most efficiently allocate resources to control ongoing insecurity has become the goal, he shows, rather than ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Difference Incorporated
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816693481
SKU
V9780816693481
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About Craig Willse
Craig 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.
Reviews for The Value of Homelessness: Managing Surplus Life in the United States
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. ... Read more