The battle for welfare rights : politics and poverty in modern America / Felicia Kornbluh.

Author/creator Kornbluh, Felicia, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPolitics and culture in modern America
Politics and culture in modern America. ^A538259
Contents Introduction -- Inventing welfare rights -- Citizens of the affluent society -- Legal civil disobedience -- On a collision course -- Give us credit for being American -- Nixon, Moynihan, and real live welfare moms -- End of an era -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of oral history interviews.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-271) and index.
LCCN 2006052939
ISBN9780812240054
ISBN0812240057 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV91 .K65 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold