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The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America
Felicia Kornbluh
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Description for The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America
Paperback. The Battle for Welfare Rights tells, for the first time, the complete story of a movement that profoundly affected the meaning of citizenship and the social contract in the United States. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
The Battle for Welfare Rights chronicles an American war on poverty fought first and foremost by poor people themselves. It tells the fascinating story of the National Welfare Rights Organization, the largest membership organization of low-income people in U.S. history. Setting that story in the context of its turbulent times, the 1960s and early 1970s, historian Felicia Kornbluh shows how closely tied that story was to changes in mainstream politics, both nationally and locally in New York City.
The Battle for Welfare Rights offers new insight into women's activism, poverty policy, civil rights, urban politics, law, consumerism, social work, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Politics & Culture in Modern America
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812220254
SKU
V9780812220254
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About Felicia Kornbluh
Felicia Kornbluh teaches history at Duke University. She has written for many publications, including The Nation, Feminist Studies, Los Angeles Times, Women's Review of Books, Journal of American History, and In These Times. Cofounder of Historians for Social Justice, she is a long-standing member of the Women's Committee of 100, an advocacy organization.
Reviews for The Battle for Welfare Rights: Politics and Poverty in Modern America
"The Battle for Welfare Rights unearths the remarkable moment in history when a movement led by African American women shook the nation's foundations of power. . . . Essential reading for students of welfare history, theory, and politics, as well as an inspiration to those who carry on the battle for social justice in America."
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