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An ethnographic investigation into the lives of street outreach workers and the homeless of New York City

Trade Review
"Gibson offers an ethnographic exploration of outreach work with the homeless youth in New York City." -- A. Dworsky * Choice *
"Gibson provides a major theoretical advance in our understanding of the spatial dynamics of youth homelessness." -- Alex Vitale,author of City of Disorder
"Gibson’s thoughtful and sobering analysis of the hyper-mobility of homeless youth and the street is rich and engaging." -- Amy L. Best,author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Our Nation": Women and the NOI, Pre-1975 2. "Thank God It Changed!": Women's Transition to Sunni Islam, 1975-80 3. Resurrecting the Nation: Women in Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam 4. Women in the Nation of Islam and the Warith Deen Mohammed Community: Crafting a Dialogue Conclusion Notes Index About the Authors

Street Kids

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    A Paperback / softback by Kristina E. Gibson

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: 09/05/2011
      ISBN13: 9780814732281, 978-0814732281
      ISBN10: 0814732283
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An ethnographic investigation into the lives of street outreach workers and the homeless of New York City

      Trade Review
      "Gibson offers an ethnographic exploration of outreach work with the homeless youth in New York City." -- A. Dworsky * Choice *
      "Gibson provides a major theoretical advance in our understanding of the spatial dynamics of youth homelessness." -- Alex Vitale,author of City of Disorder
      "Gibson’s thoughtful and sobering analysis of the hyper-mobility of homeless youth and the street is rich and engaging." -- Amy L. Best,author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Our Nation": Women and the NOI, Pre-1975 2. "Thank God It Changed!": Women's Transition to Sunni Islam, 1975-80 3. Resurrecting the Nation: Women in Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam 4. Women in the Nation of Islam and the Warith Deen Mohammed Community: Crafting a Dialogue Conclusion Notes Index About the Authors

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