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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Ziegler-McPherson, Christina A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813045139

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