Jürgen von Mahs: Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>An international account of homelessness, comparing Berlin and Los Angeles and the possibility of exiting homelessness in each city<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439908266&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="1518_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin</h1> <H2>The Sociospatial Exclusion of Homeless People</H2> <h3>Jürgen von Mahs</h3> <P>cloth 1-4399-0826-5 $74.50, Feb 13, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>Electronic Book 1-4399-0828-1 $74.50 <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <BR> 208 pp 6x9 7 tables 13 figures </P><BLOCKQUOTE><I>"Placing an emphasis on policy impacts and implementation at the urban scale, von Mahs’s approach of looking at issues of homelessness in the context of comparing two federal entities—Germany and the United States—is unique. His insights—the result of in-depth investigation—make </I>Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin<I> very thought-provoking."</I> <BR>&#151<B>Fran Klodawsky</B>, Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University<I></I></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Los Angeles, California, and Berlin, Germany, have been dubbed "homeless capitals" for having the largest homeless populations of their respective countries. In <I>Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin</I>, Jürgen von Mahs provides an illuminating comparative analysis of the impact of social welfare policy on homelessness in these cities. He addresses the opportunity of people to overcome—or "exit"—homelessness and shows why Berlin, despite its considerable social and economic investment for assisting its homeless, has been almost as unsuccessful as Los Angeles. <P>Drawing on fascinating ethnographic insights, von Mahs shows how homeless people in both cities face sociospatial exclusion-legal displacement for criminal activities, poor shelters in impoverished neighborhoods, as well as market barriers that restrict reintegration. Providing a necessary wake-up call, <I>Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin</I> addresses the critical public policy issues that can produce effective services to improve homeless people's chances to end their homelessness once and for all. <BR> <h2>Excerpt</h2><P>Excerpt available at <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress">www.temple.edu/tempress</a></p> <BR> <h2>Reviews</h2> <p><i>"The comparative analysis undertaken here is unique in the literature and will make a significant contribution to the field. There are relatively few studies looking at these pervasive issues of homelessness, space, and exclusion from a cross-cultural perspective. This framing in and of itself is potentially very important to enhancing our understanding of these complex issues. Von Mahs’s accessible writing, the richness of the data presented in the cases, and his cogent analysis make </i>Down and Out in Los Angeles and Berlin<i> a timely, important, and compelling ethnographic inquiry and policy-oriented analysis."</i><br>&#151<b>Randall Amster</b>, Executive Director, the Peace & Justice Studies Association, and Chair, Master's Program in Humanities, Prescott College <BR> <h2>Contents</h2><P> <p>Preface <br>Acknowledgments <br>Commonly Used Abbreviations <br>1. Different Welfare Regimes, Similar Outcomes? The Impact of Public Policy on Homeless People's Exit Chances in Berlin and Los Angeles <br>2. Homeless Spaces, Homeless Lives: Using Ethnography to Assess Homeless People's Life Courses and Exit Chances in Berlin <br>3. Not Allowed: Legal Exclusion, Human Rights, and Global Capital <br>4. Not Wanted: Containment, Warehousing, and Service Exclusion <br>5. Not Needed: Market Exclusion, Exit Strategies, and the Specter of Neoliberalism <br>6. Sociospatial Exclusion of Homeless People: Comparative Perspective Postscript <br>Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches of Respondents in Berlin <br>Appendix 2: Key Informants <br>Notes <br>References <br>Index </P><BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <P><b>Jürgen von Mahs</b> is Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Studies, The New School in New York City.</P> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/urban.html" TARGET="_top">Urban Studies</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/geography.html" TARGET="_top">Geography</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/political.html" TARGET="_top">Political Science and Public Policy</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439908266&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2013 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. 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