Americanization in the States : Immigrant Social Welfare Policy, Citizenship, and National Identity in the United States, 1908-1929 /

This title offers a comparative history of social welfare policies developed in 4 distinct regions with diverse immigrant populations: New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. By focusing on state actions versus national agencies and organizations, and by examining rural and western approa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ziegler-McPherson, Christina A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National characteristics, American.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Emigration and immigration.
Citizenship.
Citizenship > United States.
Immigrants > United States > States > Social conditions.
United States.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This title offers a comparative history of social welfare policies developed in 4 distinct regions with diverse immigrant populations: New York, California, Massachusetts, and Illinois. By focusing on state actions versus national agencies and organizations, and by examining rural and western approaches in addition to urban and eastern ones, the author broadens the historical literature associated with the subject.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813045139

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