Kurt Borchard is a professor of sociology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He is also the author of The Word on the Street: Homeless Men in Las Vegas (University of Nevada Press).
Preface
p. ix
Introduction
p. 1
Operating in the Space Between Homelessness and Tourism
p. 11
In the Rough
p. 34
Confronting Aggression, Pride, and Need in Former Convicts
p. 57
Living Outside the Mainstream with Chronic Alcoholism
p. 75
The Disconnect of Mental Illness
p. 97
Dealing with the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy
p. 121
Homeless, Not Criminal
p. 137
Recently Dislocated
p. 150
Avoiding Centralized Programs and Shelters
p. KarenDave
Maintaining Friendships
p. 183
Updates
p. 212
Epilogue
p. 221
Notes
p. 225
Bibliography
p. 227
Index
p. 233
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