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Housing, Military

Housing, Military   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Military History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
834 words

The U.S. Constitution specifically prohibited the European practice of quartering soldiers in private homes. The Quartermaster Corps, founded June 1775

Housing

Housing   Reference library

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Law, History
Length:
4,160 words
Illustration(s):
1

The United States has a strong tradition of encouraging homeownership and allocating to the private sector most decisions about the

Housing

Housing   Reference library

Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2008
Subject:
Social sciences, Social Welfare and Social Services
Length:
5,366 words

Housing, especially homeownership and attainment of affordable housing, is among the most challenging social issues, inextricably linked to national economic

Housing

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Art & Architecture, Religion
Length:
4,001 words
Illustration(s):
3

From time immemorial in the great river valleys of the Middle East, tribes and communities have survived by living in

Housing

Housing   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
3,788 words

In the early 2000s, while Latinas and Latinos were increasingly living in segregated urban barrio communities, they could also be

Housing

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The Oxford Companion to Australian History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
1,633 words

has been a basic human need, an item of conspicuous consumption, an embodiment of domestic life and, in the twentieth

housing

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The Oxford Companion to Scottish History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
6,846 words

housing

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The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
2,040 words
Illustration(s):
2

Shelter and sustenance are the fundamental human needs in Ireland's climate. So, as the ubiquitous feature of the built environment,

Housing.

Housing.   Reference library

Clifford E. Clark

The Oxford Companion to United States History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
1,393 words
Housing in America, from the earliest Native American homes to the present, has been shaped by a wide range of factors, including building traditions, techniques of construction, cost ... More
Housing, Investment in

Housing, Investment in   Reference library

Erik Buyst

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Social sciences, Economics
Length:
1,528 words
Until the 1960s, the number of dwellings started or built was often used as a proxy to estimate investment in housing (in constant prices). Thereafter, the concept was increasingly defined ... More
housing

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Richard Harris

The Oxford Companion to Canadian History

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
949 words
In terms of the size and quality of their homes, Canadians are among the best-housed people in the world, but lower-income people still face a housing problem. Until the 1960s this took ... More

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