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Three worlds of relief : race, immigration, and the American welfare state from the Progressive Era to the New Deal /
Three Worlds of Relief examines the role of race and immigration in the development of the American social welfare system by comparing how blacks, Mexicans, and European immigrants were treated by welfare policies during the Progressive Era and athe New Deal. Taking readers from the turn of the twen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Princeton studies in American politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Three Worlds of Relief examines the role of race and immigration in the development of the American social welfare system by comparing how blacks, Mexicans, and European immigrants were treated by welfare policies during the Progressive Era and athe New Deal. Taking readers from the turn of the twentieth century to the dark days of the Depression, the book finds that, despite rampant nativism, European immigrants received generous access to social welfare programs. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Créditos de Producción: | Jacket Art: John Langley Howard. California Industrial Scenes, Coit Tower Mural, 1934. San Francisco. Public Works of Art Project. Photo © D. Godliman (www.dgphotos.co.uk). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400842582 1400842581 |