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In this exciting, thought-provoking new book, author Eric Weissman draws on personal experience, firsthand empirical research, and social theory to probe the causes and consequences of homelessness.Hundreds of thousands of North Americans are homeless according to government statistics, hundreds of thousands, even millions more are only precariously housed, one paycheck away from life on the streets. Homelessness is one of the most significant...

Situated on the Portland International Airport, Dignity Village is the first city-recognised shantytown, and a place the dejected, jobless, and impoverished outcasts of society call home. This photo-ethnographic account is a stunning portraiture of the people who live there, explored through high-quality reporting, remarkable photography, and an honest visual representation of the flame of dignity that burns deep inside those in exile.