The Sympathetic State: Disaster Relief and the Origins of the American Welfare State - Michele Landis Dauber - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226923499 - November 30, 2012
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The Sympathetic State: Disaster Relief and the Origins of the American Welfare State

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Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state.


352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 30, 2012
ISBN13 9780226923499
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 378
Dimensions 160 × 229 × 20 mm   ·   506 g

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