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UNINA9910807047203321 |
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Autore |
Fearon Peter |
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Titolo |
Kansas in the Great Depression : work relief, the Dole, and rehabilitation / / Peter Fearon |
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Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (335 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public service employment - Kansas |
New Deal, 1933-1939 - Kansas |
Depressions - 1929 - Kansas |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-295) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The storm clouds gather, 1929-32 -- Kansas Republicans welcome New Deal funding -- Unemployment, riots, and the emergency work relief program -- Rural Kansas : drought, rehabilitation, and relief -- The WPA, the Dole, general relief, and politics -- Conclusion : what was radical about New Deal relief? -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Examines New Deal relief programs in Kansas throughout the Depression from the perspective of recipients, social workers, and poor commissioners. By focusing on the relationship among the local, state, and federal governments, Peter Fearon shows how the successful operation of work relief depended on the effectiveness of those partnerships"--Provided by publisher. |
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