{"title":"Housing and homelessness Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"please-dont-leave-me-9781409195450","title":"Please Dont Leave Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaiser is a dog who grew up on the streets with his owner - although they were homeless, they had each other and with that came an unbreakable bond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, when Kaiser''s owner is diagnosed with terminal cancer, their future together is cut short and Kaiser is at risk of being left alone and in danger. However, this is when Michelle - founder of the charity Dogs On The Streets - met Kaiser and his owner. She immediately knows that she must help Kaiser and tirelessly campaigns on his and his owner''s behalf. 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Instead, only market solutions are considered - and these respond to the needs of global capital, rather than the needs of ordinary people. In politically uncertain times, the housing crisis has become a key driver creating and fuelling the inequalities of a divided nation. Anna Minton cuts through the complexities, jargon and spin to give a clear-sighted account of how we got into this mess and how we can get out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading .... As attempts to address the crisis are still inadequate - indeed, some government policies are making it worse - and as it shows little sign of improving in the near future, the facts of this human catastrophe can't be stated too much or too strongly. The first achievement of Anna Minton's book \u003ci\u003eBig Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is to do just that -- Rowan Moore * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eTimely and relevant ... I can't recommend it enough -- Josie Long\u003cbr\u003eAnna Minton goes digging into the housing crisis in London and beyond. She gives us an account that indicates the crisis was made through decisions and wilful distortions ... reads like a sort of murder mystery, fully exposed -- Saskia Sassen * author of Expulsions *\u003cbr\u003eDiligent and determined ... Eye-opening ... Minton builds a powerful case ... A call to imagine what is politically possible -- Richard Godwin * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eFierce, incisive, important. Anyone who lives or works in a building should read this book -- Will Self\u003cbr\u003eA studied, sustained attack on a market that has been mishandled by successive governments for 40 years, not because politicians have been unable to remedy it but because it has been expedient not to. It makes for painful - yet compelling - reading -- Nathan Brooker * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003ePowerfully written ... 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Now, seventy-five years later, the sociology of housing has still not developed as a distinct subfield, leaving efforts to understand housing's place in society to other disciplines, such as economics and urban planning. With this volume, the editors and contributors solidify the importance of housing studies within the discipline of sociology by tackling topics like racial segregation, housing instability, the supply of affordable housing, and the process of eviction. In doing so, they showcase the very best traditions of sociology: they draw on diverse methodologies, present unique field sites and data sources, and foreground a range of theoretical approaches to elucidate the relationships between contemporary housing, public policy, and key social outcomes.    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With contributions from leading scholars, this volume will make an important contribution to our understanding of how housing is interwoven into our lives.” -- Lance Freeman, James W. Effron University Professor of City and Regional Planning \u0026amp; Sociology, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. How Homes Shape Our Social Lives\u003cbr\u003e Brian J. McCabe, Georgetown University; Eva Rosen, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Mechanisms of Housing Inequality\u003cbr\u003e 1. Housing as Capital: US Policy, Homeownership, and the Racial Wealth Gap\u003cbr\u003e Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, University of Albany\u003cbr\u003e 2. Latino Homeownership: Opportunities and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e Allen Hyde, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary J. Fischer, University of Connecticut\u003cbr\u003e 3. Latinos’ Housing Inequality: Local Historical Context and the Relational Formation of Segregation\u003cbr\u003e María G. Rendón, University of California, Irvine; Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Michigan State University; Maya Parvati Kulkarni, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Renaissance Comes to the Projects: Public Housing Policy, Race, and Urban Redevelopment in Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e Peter Rosenblatt, Loyola University Chicago\u003cbr\u003e 5. Unsettling Native Land: Indigenous Perspectives on Housing\u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Darrah-Okike, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa; Lorinda Riley, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa; Philip M. E. Garboden, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa; Nathalie Rita, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa\u003cbr\u003e 6. Affordable Housing Is Public Health: How Landlords Struggle to Contain America’s Lead Poisoning Crisis\u003cbr\u003e Matthew H. McLeskey, SUNY Oswego\u003cbr\u003e 7. Audit Studies of Housing Discrimination: Established, Emerging, and Future Research\u003cbr\u003e S. Michael Gaddis, University of California, Los Angeles; Nicholas V. DiRago, University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Housing Insecurity and Instability\u003cbr\u003e 8. Centering the Institutional Life of Eviction\u003cbr\u003e Kyle Nelson, University of California, Los Angeles; Michael C. Lens, University of California, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e 9. Manufactured Housing in the US: A Critical Affordable Housing Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003e Esther Sullivan, University of Colorado, Denver\u003cbr\u003e 10. Shared Housing and Housing Instability\u003cbr\u003e Hope Harvey, University of Kentucky; Kristin L. Perkins, Georgetown University\u003cbr\u003e 11. Informal Housing in the US: Variation and Inequality among Squatters in Detroit\u003cbr\u003e Claire Herbert, University of Oregon\u003cbr\u003e 12. Housing Deprivation: Homelessness and the Reproduction of Poverty\u003cbr\u003e Chris Herring, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Housing Markets and Housing Supply\u003cbr\u003e 13. Housing Supply as a Social Process\u003cbr\u003e Joe LaBriola, Brown University\u003cbr\u003e 14. Housing Market Intermediaries\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, University of New Mexico; Robin Bartram, Tulane University; Max Besbris, University of Wisconsin–Madison\u003cbr\u003e 15. Housing in the Context of Neighborhood Decline\u003cbr\u003e Sharon Cornelissen, Harvard University; Christine Jang-Trettien, Princeton University\u003cbr\u003e 16. Learning from Short-Term Rentals’ “Disruptions” \u003cbr\u003e Krista E. Paulsen, Boise State University\u003cbr\u003e 17. Moving Beyond “Good Landlord, Bad Landlord”: A Theoretical Investigation of Exploitation in Housing\u003cbr\u003e Philip M. E. Garboden, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa\u003cbr\u003e 18. How We Pay to House Each Other\u003cbr\u003e Isaac William Martin, University of California, San Diego\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Housing, Racial Segregation, and Inequality\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Future of Segregation Studies: Questions, Challenges, and Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e Jacob William Faber, New York University\u003cbr\u003e 20. Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Residential Mobility among Housing Choice Voucher Holders\u003cbr\u003e Erin Carll, University of Washington; Hannah Lee, University of Washington; Chris Hess, Kennesaw State University; Kyle Crowder, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e 21. All in the Family: Social Connections and the Cycle of Segregation\u003cbr\u003e Maximilian Cuddy, University of Illinois, Chicago; Amy Spring, Georgia State University; Maria Krysan, University of Illinois, Chicago; Kyle Crowder, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e 22. Policing, Property, and the Production of Racial Segregation\u003cbr\u003e Rahim Kurwa, University of Illinois, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e 23. Criminal Justice Contact and Housing Inequality\u003cbr\u003e Brielle Bryan, Rice University; Temi Alao, University of Florida\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Housing Divide in the Global South\u003cbr\u003e Marco Garrido, University of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732932276567,"sku":"9780226828510","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226828510.jpg?v=1719999002"},{"product_id":"a-house-built-on-love-the-enterprising-team-creating-homes-for-the-homeless-9780281081196","title":"A House Built on Love  The enterprising team","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of how Ed and his wife Rachel developed and put into practice, in partnership with local churches, a vision to provide a home to ex-prisoners, refugees and victims of abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’ve admired Hope into Action for some time not least because it has a holistic depth to it. This book both highlights the needs in our country and inspires us to realise we can actually do something. My hope is, this important writing will challenge and encourage people and churches right across the country. * Rt Revd Rowan Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, former Archbishop of Canterbury *\u003cbr\u003eEd Walker’s personal story is exciting and challenging in equal measure. The charity he leads, Hope into Action, is creatively pioneering a significant Christian response to the urgent housing needs of our nation. I recommend this book wholeheartedly. * Mandy Marshall: Co-Founder and Director of Restored Relationships *\u003cbr\u003eA powerful and inspiring story of the gospel at work in today’s world. There is so much here to encourage us all about the power of the Church and the potential for transformation in the lives of those most in need in our society. * Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England *\u003cbr\u003eI highly recommend this book. It links the local church with the homeless community and with some of the most broken. This book will build faith, encourage perseverance and could even be a transforming tool to encourage more people to fulfil the good works which God has called them to do. * Roy Crowne, Executive Director, Hope Together *\u003cbr\u003eInspiring, encouraging, and  saturated with deep wisdom. * Steve Clifford, former General Director, Evangelical Alliance *\u003cbr\u003eThis book will challenge any reader in the very core of their being. * Elaine Storkey *\u003cbr\u003eEd Walker’s attractively written story tells how Christian commitment and determination can be gloriously effective in meeting human needs. I have for many years been a great admirer of Hope into Action.  Long may this excellent charity grow and flourish. * Jonathan Aitken, former cabinet minister, ex-offender and now prison chaplain *","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733500571991,"sku":"9780281081196","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780281081196.jpg?v=1720000320"},{"product_id":"affordable-housing-for-smart-villages-9780367190781","title":"Affordable Housing for Smart Villages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and community level. Developed around four intersecting themes: explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability; rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and construction for resilience in rural communities, the book provides an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential, and empowering rural communities with adde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of figures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of tables\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost of boxes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreface\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Housing in rural settings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The nature-culture determinants of rural housing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Affordable houses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Housing affordability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Materials and resources in construction of affordable houses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Global practices in rural development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Vulnerability in rural communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Resilience in rural communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Sustained growth and development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733709566295,"sku":"9780367190781","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367190781.jpg?v=1720001337"},{"product_id":"american-hungers-the-problem-of-poverty-in-u-s-literature-18401945-9780691143316","title":"American Hungers  The Problem of Poverty in U.S.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite  interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jones persuasively argues that the time has come for literary theory to address the issue of poverty ... in US literature. Rather than focusing on the cultural identities of the underprivileged, the author calls for a 'theory of poverty' that will highlight and address the political and social injustices associated with the economically disadvantaged... Jones posits that the work of Herman Melville, Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, James Agee, and Richard White most accurately portrays and foregrounds poverty... His readings show how these writers succeeded in 'opening up the complexities and contradictions' of poverty, which contemporary literary theory fails to do. In short, Jones calls for a synthesis between discussion of race\/gender\/class and discussion of poverty, which often shapes identities within race, gender, and class categories.\"--B. M. McNeal, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, for CHOICE \"Gavin Jones's American Hungers tackles a one-hundred-year period, treating a vast range of texts with great theoretical sophistication. This ambitious book aims to make poverty as powerful an analytical tool as race and gender have proven in recent critical history.\"--Michael Robertson, American Literature \"Jones's readings are detailed and richly informed, and his discussions of the social-scientific background--the shift from moral to biological to psychological explanations of poverty--provide a valuable history, one that should interest critics regardless of their stance toward identity politics.\"--Twentieth Century Literature \"The main and considerable strength of Jones's book is its theoretical contribution, which is located in the introduction. The body of the volume also makes intriguing, if not always completely persuasive, arguments.\"--Michael Tavel Clarke, American Quarterly \"Gavin Jones's American Hungers is a major contribution to the critical debate about literary constructions of poverty in America across epochs; or rather, the book redefines the terms for this debate in such a way that establishes poverty as a valid subject of discussion in its own right, no longer a mere addition to class, race or gender criticism. Even though Jones writes only about five major texts of American literature, the scope of his presentation is impressive, with insights into cultural, economic, ideological, psychological, and ethical complexities... If poverty ever becomes a category capable of creating a distinct tradition of critical analysis, American Hungers will undeniably be one of the fundamental works of this tradition.\"--Marek Paryz, European Journal of American Studies \"[A] commendable, daring attempt at providing an adequate theoretical framework for a cultural-sociological discourse on pauperism... Jones offers an insightful vision... [T]he book undoubtedly challenges our received views and notions... Engaging and polemical, its topicality cannot be overstated in the context of the current economic scene of a global market marred by recession.\"--Adriana Neagu, ABC Journal \"American Hungers is a valuable, important, paradigm shifting book that should be read by everyone with an interest in American literature of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially by anyone claiming a critical interest in relations of class and power in American culture.\"--Carol Loranger, Studies in American Naturalism \"Jones literary 'theory of poverty' must be considered one of the most groundbreaking and at the same time nuanced interventions into theories of class. His theory of poverty as a state of being dialectically shaped by economic, structural and non-material, individual conditions challenges us to recognize representations of poverty in their entire complexity. 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Public housing, social problems and defensible space in David Simon’s \u003ci\u003eshow me a hero - Steve Macek\u003c\/i\u003e  Further Viewing Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866596716887,"sku":"9781350253957","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350253957.jpg?v=1722279386"},{"product_id":"rethinking-the-economics-of-land-and-housing-9781350374270","title":"Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Josh Ryan-Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is senior economist at the New Economics Foundation, where he has been based since 2006. He leads a research programme at NEF focusing on monetary and financial reform and the economics of land and housing and has published widely across these areas. 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