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UNINA9910451266703321 |
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Tsikata Dzodzi |
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Titolo |
Living in the shadow of the large dams [[electronic resource] ] : long term responses of downstream and lakeside communities of Ghana's Volta River Project / / by Dzodzi Tsikata |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2006 |
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1-281-38431-3 |
9786611384319 |
90-474-0655-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (463 p.) |
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Collana |
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African social studies series, , 1568-1203 ; ; v. 11 |
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Electronic books. |
Volta River Valley (Ghana) Economic conditions |
Volta River Valley (Ghana) Social conditions |
Ghana Economic policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-434) and index. |
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UNINA9910459614703321 |
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Autore |
Vissing Yvonne Marie |
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Out of sight, out of mind : homeless children and families in small-town America / / Yvonne M. Vissing |
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996 |
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©1996 |
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0-8131-6032-4 |
0-8131-0872-1 |
0-8131-4890-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Homelessness - United States |
Homeless children - United States |
Homeless persons - United States |
Housing, Rural - United States |
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United States Rural conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Identifying Homeless Children and Families in Rural Areas; 2 The Catastrophic Assault on the Family; 3 Homelessness: It's Enough to Make You Sick; 4 Homelessness: It's Enough to Drive You Crazy; 5 Kids Can't Think When They've Got No Place to Sleep; 6 Reaping What You Sow: Economic Crises in Rural Areas; 7 Lack of Affordable Housing in Rural America; 8 Getting the Rural Homeless the Help They Need; 9 A Framework for Understanding Rural Homelessness; 10 Bringing the Community Together to Solve Homelessness; 11 Doing What It Takes |
Appendix A: My Wild Gypsy Life Appendix B: Summary of Causes of Rural Child-Family Homelessness; Bibliography; Index; |
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""Homelessness in small towns and rural areas is on the rise. Drawing on interviews with and case studies of three hundred children and their families, with supporting statistics from federal, state, and private |
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agencies, Vissing illustrates the impact this social problem has upon education, health, and the economy."" |
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