A movement without marches : African American women and the politics of poverty in postwar Philadelphia /
In this bold interpretation of U.S. history, Lisa Levenstein reframes highly charged debates over the origins of chronic African American poverty and the social policies and political struggles that led to the postwar urban crisis. A Movement Without Marches follows poor black women as they traveled...
| Основен автор: | Levenstein, Lisa. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
℗♭2009.
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| Серия: |
John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=282910 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Movement without marches. |
| Резюме: |
In this bold interpretation of U.S. history, Lisa Levenstein reframes highly charged debates over the origins of chronic African American poverty and the social policies and political struggles that led to the postwar urban crisis. A Movement Without Marches follows poor black women as they traveled from some of Philadelphia's most impoverished neighborhoods into its welfare offices, courtrooms, public housing, schools, and hospitals, laying claim to an unprecedented array of government benefits and services. Levenstein uncovers the constraints that led women to public institutions, emphasizin. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvi, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-284) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780807889985 0807889989 9780807832721 0807832723 9780807859421 0807859427 9781469605883 1469605880 0807871648 9780807871645 |