Maternalism Reconsidered: Motherhood, Welfare and Social Policy in the Twentieth Century 0857454676, 9780857454676

Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History 9781400824748, 1400824745

Progressive-era "poverty warriors" cast poverty in America as a problem of unemployment, low wages, labor expl

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The Twentieth-Century Welfare State 9781350362710

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent

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Sport, Welfare and Social Policy in the European Union 9780815360513

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A Critical Woman: Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century 9781849664769, 9781849664691

Barbara Wootton was one of the extraordinary public figures of the twentieth century. She was an outstanding social scie

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Fixing the Poor: Eugenic Sterilization and Child Welfare in the Twentieth Century 1421423723, 9781421423722

Between 1907 and 1937, thirty-two states legalized the sterilization of more than 63,000 Americans. In Fixing the Poor,

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Child Welfare and Social Action in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: International Perspectives [illustrated] 0853236763, 9780853236764

This collection of twelve essays represents an important contribution to the understanding of child welfare and social a

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Welfare Words: Critical Social Work & Social Policy 9781473968967, 9781473968974

Insightful and engaging, Welfare Words provides a critical analysis of social work and social policy in its articulation

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The Hidden Welfare State: Tax Expenditures and Social Policy in the United States 1400803845, 9781400803842

Despite costing hundreds of billions of dollars and subsidizing everything from homeownership and child care to health i

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Social Science and Policy-Making: A Search for Relevance in the Twentieth Century 0472097695 9780472097692 0472067699 9780472067695

How the social sciences in America were developed as a means of social reform This collection of essays examines how th

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The Limits of Eurocentricity: Imperial British Foreign and Defence Policy in the Early Twentieth Century 9781463225964

In The Limits of Eurocentricity, Keith Wilson argues that the British Empire did not reorient itself towards Europe at t

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