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Before the New Deal: Social Welfare in the South, 1830-1930

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Publisher Comments:

The Civil War and Reconstruction changed the face of social welfare provision in the South as thousands of people received public assistance for the first time in their lives. This book examines the history of southern social welfare institutions and policies in those formative years. Ten original essays explore the local nature of welfare and the limited role of the state prior to the New Deal. The contributors consider such factors as southern distinctiveness, the impact of gender on policy and practice, and ways in which welfare practices reinforced social hierarchies. By examining the role of the Souths unique political economy, the impact of racism on social institutions, and the regions experience of war, this book makes it clear that the Souths social welfare story is no mere carbon copy of the nations.
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About the Author

Elna Green is Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Arts at San Jose State University. She is the author of This Business of Relief and the editor of Before the New Deal and The New Deal and Beyond (all Georgia).
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780820320915
Editor:
Green, Elna C.
Publisher:
University of Georgia Press
Editor:
Green, Elna C.
Author:
Green, Elna C.
Subject:
Social Policy
Subject:
History
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
Social Services & Welfare
Subject:
Public welfare
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Subject:
Public welfare -- Southern States -- History.
Subject:
Social service -- Southern States -- History.
Subject:
Americana-General
Subject:
Services & Welfare
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
19990531
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.64 in 0.8 lb
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