Harry Hopkins - Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer (Paperback, 1999 ed.)

From 1912 to 1940, social worker Harry Hopkins committed himself to the ideal of government responsibility for impoverished Americans. This look at Hopkins' life and social work career broadens our understanding of the political and cultural currents that led to the Social Security Act of 1935, the bedrock of the American welfare state. Hopkins' experiences as an advocate and administrator of work relief and widows' pensions in New York City during the Progressive Era informed his contribution to welfare legislation during the New Deal years. Written by his granddaughter June Hopkins, this book not only clarifies the emergence of welfare policy but sheds considerable light on the present welfare debate. It also illuminates the life of one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The World of the Roosevelts
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	1999
Authors:	Nana • June Hopkins
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	271
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-61365-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-230-61365-9
Barcode:	9780230613652

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