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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790179103321

Autore

Nadasen Premilla

Titolo

Rethinking the welfare rights movement / / Premilla Nadasen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-49075-2

0-203-13804-X

1-136-49076-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Collana

American social and poltical movements of the twentieth century

Disciplina

362.5/56140973

Soggetti

Welfare rights movement - United States - History - 20th century

Public welfare - United States - History - 20th century

Welfare recipients - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century

Poor - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century

United States Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Origins of the Welfare Rights Movement Chapter 2: Key Campaigns Chapter 3: The Welfare Rights Movement and National Politics Chapter 4: Welfare Rights and Feminism Chapter 5: Assessing the Welfare Rights Movement

Sommario/riassunto

'Retinking the Welfare Rights Movement' provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and key figures, the movement's strengths and weaknesses, and how it intersected with other social and political movements of the time.