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Poverty in America An Encyclopedia
Russell M. Lawson, Benjamin A. Lawson
Book Code: GR3398
ISBN: 0-313-33398-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33398-9
264 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/30/2008
List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: How has the U.S. dealt, throughout its long history, with one of the world's oldest problems? Although poverty has always been part of the human experience, societal reactions and responses to it have been as varied as the condition has been static. Poverty in America has its own turbulent history of causes, effects, and remedies, from debtor's prison to the War on Poverty, from Social Darwinism to Food Stamps. This in-depth encyclopedia covers the entire history of American poverty from all angles--historical, social, cultural, political, spiritual, and literary. How has poverty been defined in America? What has been done to prevent it? How have minority groups been affected? How has the church reacted? And what, if anything, can be done to eliminate it? Poverty in America covers these issues in vivid detail, from the colonial period to the Industrial Revolution to the global economy of the 21st century. Entries include:

  • Affirmative Action
  • American Indians and Poverty
  • Drugs, Alcohol, and the Poor
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • Head Start
  • No Child Left Behind
  • Protest Movements
  • Welfare State

    Impactful primary document excerpts from key periods throughout American history are also included, providing firsthand accounts from all sides of the issue. A chronology of events and an extensive bibliography round out this fascinating work.
    • Table of Contents:
    • List of Entries
    • Guide to Related Topics
    • Preface
    • Introduction: American Poverty
    • Chronology
    • Alphabetical Entries
    • Documents in the History of American Poverty
    • Bibliography
    LC Card Number: 2008009023
    LCC Class: HC110
    Dewey Class: 305
    PDF Catalogs:
    Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
    Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
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