From Slavery to Poverty : the Racial Origins of Welfare in New York, 1840-1918.

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The racially charged stereotype of "welfare queen"--An allegedly promiscuous waster who uses her children as meal tickets funded by tax-payers--is a familiar icon in modern America, but as Gunja SenGupta reveals in From Slavery to Poverty, her historical roots run deep. For, SenGupta argue...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: SenGupta, Gunja (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2009.
Temas:
Public welfare > New York (State) > New York > History.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > History.
Aide sociale > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Noirs américains > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
African Americans
Public welfare
New York (State) > New York
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Sumario:The racially charged stereotype of "welfare queen"--An allegedly promiscuous waster who uses her children as meal tickets funded by tax-payers--is a familiar icon in modern America, but as Gunja SenGupta reveals in From Slavery to Poverty, her historical roots run deep. For, SenGupta argues, the language and institutions of poor relief and reform have historically served as forums for inventing and negotiating identity. Mining a broad array of sources on nineteenth-century New York City's interlocking network of private benevolence and municipal relief, SenGupta shows that these insti
Descripción Física:1 online resource (350 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-324) and index.
ISBN:9780814708866
0814708862
9780814740866
0814740863

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