Poverty in the United States - A Documentary and Reference Guide (Hardcover)

This collection of documents contextualizes the ways in which Americans have addressed the evolving challenges of poverty throughout U.S. history. Each document is accompanied by an analysis that both summarizes its content and considers its impact. Poverty has always been a part of the fabric of American life, and this installment in the Documentary and Reference Guides series fills the gaps left by most educational treatments of the subject, beginning with an examination of poverty at the state and local levels as it was during the early 19th century. A federal plan for addressing poverty was not devised until Franklin Delano Roosevelt launched the New Deal in the 1930s. As these 70 chronologically arranged documents illustrate, the unfinished business of the New Deal, interrupted by World War II, culminated in new legislation during John F. Kennedy's New Frontier and Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty; progress, however, fell victim to the Vietnam War, ushering in decades of rollbacks under presidents of both parties. Noted scholar and librarian John R. Burch Jr. provides thorough coverage of these and contemporary events throughout which poverty has endured, including the Great Recession of 2008-2009, the minimum wage debate, and the Affordable Care Act and attempts to repeal it. Analyzes primary documents to provide useful context in such areas as labor law, health care, housing, and family assistance Emphasizes state and local responses to poverty from the Founding Fathers through the early 20th century Devotes a chapter to Native Americans and the Indian removal policies and reservation system Features legislation, reports, court cases, and speeches Includes sidebars that highlight individuals or events related to the relevant time period, a guide to related documents, a chronology, and a bibliography

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Publishing Group
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Documentary and Reference Guides
Release date:	April 2018
Authors:	John R. Burch
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-5849-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4408-5849-7
Barcode:	9781440858499

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