Social Solutions to Poverty
America's Struggle to Build a Just Society
The voices of famous and lesser known figures in America's quest to reduce poverty are collected for the first time in this comprehensive historical anthology. The book traces the most important ideas and contributions of citizens, activists, labour leaders, scholars, politicians, and governmental agencies to ensure American citizens the basics of food, housing, employment, education, and health care. The book follows the idea of poverty reduction from Thomas Paine's agrarian justice to Josiah Quincy's proposal for the construction of poorhouses; from the Freedmen's Bureau to Sitting Bull's demand for money and supplies; from Coxey's army of…
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Weitere Autoren: Lemert, Charles C.
- ISBN: 978-1-317-25184-2
- EAN: 9781317251842
- Produktnummer: 24382959
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 360 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'007 KB
- Abbildungen: illustrations
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