Of nomads and vagrants : single homelessness and narratives of home as place

Auteur :
MAY, J.

Description :
The A. examines understandings of home as place articulated by single homeless men living in night shelter and hostel accommodation in a large town of the south coast of England. Drawing upon a reconstructive life-history approach, the A. sets the understandings of each respondent within the context of the mobility which has characterised that respondent's homeless career. Four countrasting narratives of home as place are outlined, relating to the experiences of the displaced, the homesick, those whose lives now move around a spectral geography, and of the new nomads.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning. D. Society and space, issn : 0263-7758, 2000, vol. 18, n°. 6, p. 737-759, Références bibliographiques : 78 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion