Description |
1 online resource (xv, 316 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
The storm clouds gather, 1929-32 -- Kansas Republicans welcome New Deal funding -- Unemployment, riots, and the emergency work relief program -- Rural Kansas : drought, rehabilitation, and relief -- The WPA, the Dole, general relief, and politics -- Conclusion : what was radical about New Deal relief? -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
"Examines New Deal relief programs in Kansas throughout the Depression from the perspective of recipients, social workers, and poor commissioners. By focusing on the relationship among the local, state, and federal governments, Peter Fearon shows how the successful operation of work relief depended on the effectiveness of those partnerships"--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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SUBJECT |
New Deal gnd |
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Public service employment -- Kansas
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New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Kansas
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Depressions -- 1929 -- Kansas
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
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New Deal, 1933-1939
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Depressions
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Public service employment
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Beschäftigungspolitik
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Wirtschaftskrise
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New Deal
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Kansas
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Kansas
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780826265746 |
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082626574X |
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