Contents

pp v-v

Acknowledgements

pp vi-vi

List of contributors

pp vii-viii

one - Introduction

pp 1-12

Part I - Begging in context

two - Begging and the contradictions of citizenship

pp 13-26

three - Why begging offends: historical perspectives and continuities

pp 27-42

four - Begging: the global context and international comparisons

pp 43-62

five - Excluded youth and the growth of begging

pp 63-82

Part II - Researching begging

six - Easy pickings or hard profession? Begging as an economic activity

pp 83-100

seven - Begging in time and space: ‘shadow work’ and the rural context

pp 101-120

eight - The face that begs: street begging scenes and selves’ identity work

pp 121-142

nine - Word from the street: the perils and pains of researching begging

pp 143-162

Part III - Perceptions and control of begging

ten - Public attitudes to begging: theory in search of data

pp 163-182

eleven - “I feel rotten. I do, I feel rotten”: exploring the begging encounter

pp 183-202

twelve - Policing compassion: ‘diverted giving’ on the Winchester High Street

pp 203-218

thirteen - Tolerance or intolerance? The policing of begging in the urban context

pp 219-236

Index

pp 237-244