Description |
1 online resource (304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Note |
Originally published as Tunnelmensen. 1996. |
Contents |
Front Cover; Copyright Page; Map of the Tunnel; Contents; Introduction; A short note to the 2010 translated and updated edition; Part 1. Autumn November & December 1994; Part 2. Summer June, July, August & September 1995; Photo Insert; Part 3. Winter January 1996; Part 4. Epilogue September 2009; Appendix: Joe's Letter to the Amtrak Police; Endnotes; Works Cited; Acknowledgements; About the Author. |
Summary |
Following the homeless Manhattanites who, in the mid-1990s, chose to start a new life in the tunnel systems of the city, this record tells the stories of a variety of tunnel dwellers from the perspective of an award-winning, European photojournalist who lived and worked with them for 5 months. Photographs and personal accounts detail the struggles and pleasures--including the government's eviction of the tunnel people and Amtrak's offering them alternative housing--of Vietnam veterans, macrobiotic hippies, crack addicts, Cuban refugees, convicted killers, computer programmers, philosophical re. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Underground homeless persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Pictorial works.
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Underground homeless persons. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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National Book Committee. |
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Manners and customs. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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Electronic books.
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Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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Added Title |
Tunnelmensen. English
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Other Form: |
Print version: Voeten, Teun. Tunnelmensen. English. Tunnel people. Oakland, CA : PM, ©2010 9781604860702 (OCoLC)624417062 |
ISBN |
9781604864502 (electronic book) |
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1604864508 (electronic book) |
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9781604864489 (electronic book) |
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1604864486 (electronic book) |
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9781604864496 (electronic book) |
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1604864494 (electronic book) |
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9781604860702 |
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1604860707 |
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