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Johannes Lenhard

Making Better Lives: Hope, Freedom and Home-Making among People Sleeping Rough in Paris

Making Better Lives: Hope, Freedom and Home-Making among People Sleeping Rough in Paris

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Johannes Lenhard's ethnographic study explores the daily lives of people sleeping rough on the streets of Paris, focusing on survival practices, desires, hopes, begging, sleeping arrangements, and the role of drugs and alcohol. It includes observations of institutional settings such as homeless day centers, needle exchanges, alcohol treatment centers, and shelters.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2024
Publisher: Berghahn Books


Johannes Lenhard's ethnographic study explores the daily lives of individuals experiencing homelessness in Paris. It delves into their survival strategies, short-term aspirations, means of income through begging, choice of sleeping location, and the impact of drugs and alcohol on their lives. The book also follows individuals through various institutional settings, such as a homeless day center, needle exchange, alcohol treatment center, and homeless shelter.

Weight: 276g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781805391425

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