1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455387703321

Autore

Goldhill Simon

Titolo

Jerusalem [[electronic resource] ] : city of longing / / Simon Goldhill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-03772-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 pages ) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

956.9442

Soggetti

Christian shrines - Jerusalem

Jewish shrines - Jerusalem

Islamic shrines - Jerusalem

Architecture - Jerusalem

Electronic books.

Jerusalem Description and travel

Jerusalem Buildings, structures, etc

Jerusalem Ethnic relations

Jerusalem Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-340) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- The Center of the Christian World -- The Center of Jewish Jerusalem -- The Center of Muslim Jerusalem -- The Old City The Oldest City -- The Victorian City -- The Modern City Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Goldhill takes on the archaeology of human imagination, hope, and disaster to provide a tour through the history of this image filled, ideology laden city. Along the way we discover the forgotten stories and the lesser known aspects of politics that continue to make Jerusalem one of the most embattled cities in the world.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910585556303321

Autore

Smith Alison

Titolo

Multiple Barriers : The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada / / Alison Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University of Toronto Press, 2022

Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-4875-4244-5

1-4875-4874-5

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (382 p.)

Collana

Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

Disciplina

362.5/920971

Soggetti

Politics & government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Homelessness -- 3 Governance Matters -- 4 Federal Government -- 5 Vancouver -- 6 Calgary -- 7 Toronto -- 8 Montreal -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy

Sommario/riassunto

Despite decades of efforts to combat homelessness, many people continue to experience it in Canada's major cities. There are a number of barriers that prevent effective responses to homelessness, including a lack of agreement on the fundamental question: what is homelessness? In Multiple Barriers, Alison Smith explores the forces that shape intergovernmental and multilevel governance dynamics to help better understand why, despite the best efforts of community and advocacy groups, homelessness remains as persistent as ever. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with key actors in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, as well as extensive participant observation, Smith argues that institutional differences across cities interact with ideas regarding homelessness to contribute to very different models of governance. Multiple Barriers shows that the genuine involvement of locally based service providers, with the development of policy, are necessary for an effective, equitable, and enduring solution to the



homelessness crisis in Canada.