New hobos or neo-romantic fantasy? urban ethnography beyond the neoliberal disconnect

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-257

  Gowan, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Homelessness; Informal economy; Recycling; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350009832     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-009-9133-5     Document Type: Article

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