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Kozol, Jonathan. Rachel and her children : homeless families in America / Jonathan Kozol. - 1st ed.. - New York : Crown Publishers, 1988.
ix, 261 p. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Content notes : Ordinary people -- Overview : a captive state -- pt. 1. Christmas at the Martinique Hotel -- 1. A mood or resignation -- 2. Grieving for a lost home -- 3. Three generations -- 4. Rachel and her children -- 5. The big street -- pt. 2. Failure to thrive -- 1. Concealment -- 2. Stereotypes -- 3. The penalties of failure -- 4. The road to Potter's Field -- 5. Distancing ourselves from pain and tears -- 6. About prayer -- pt. 3. The natural results -- 1. Seasonal concerns -- 2. The long march -- 3. Untouchables -- 4. One childhood : no second chance -- Epilogue : economies of scale. 051756730X : $16.95 9780517567302 * Homeless persons - United States. Poor - United States. Sans-abri. Pauvres. Armoede. Thuislozen. Interviews (vorm)

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