Needed by Nobody Homelessness and Humanness in Post-Socialist Russia |
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| Author:
| Höjdestrand, Tova
Höjdestrand, Tova |
| Series title: | Culture and Society after Socialism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-4701-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $166.00 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a nuanced portrait of homelessness in St. Petersburg. Based on ethnographic work at railway stations, soup kitchens, and other places where the homeless gather, it describes the material and mental world of this marginalized population.
This book offers a nuanced portrait of homelessness in St. Petersburg. Based on ethnographic work at railway stations, soup kitchens, and other places where the homeless gather, it describes the material and mental world of this marginalized population.