Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. A Note on Transliteration and Translation ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. “Excrement of the State”: The Soviet-Russian Production of Homelessness 20
7. Chapter 2. Refuse Economics: Getting By with the Help of Waste 47
8. Chapter 3. Perilous Places: The Use and Abuse of Space and Bodies 77
9. Chapter 4. No Close Ones: About (Absent) Families and Friends 112
10. Chapter 5. Friend or Foe? The Ambiguity of Homeless Togetherness 135
11. Chapter 6. Dirt, Degradation, and Death 166
12. Conclusion 193
13. Notes 207
14. Bibliography 217
15. Index 227