Poverty in America: An Encyclopedia

by Benjamin A. Lawson and Russell M. Lawson

How has the U.S. dealt, throughout its long history, with one of the worlds oldest problems? Although poverty has always been part of the human experience, societal reactions and responses to it have been as varied as the condition has been static. Poverty in America has its own turbulent history of causes, effects, and remedies, from debtor's prison to the War on Poverty, from Social Darwinism to food stamps. This in-depth encyclopedia covers the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031333398X
• ISBN13: 9780313333989
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"