| Description |
1 online resource (561 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; List of Contents; List of Entries; Reader's Guide; List of Contributors; Preface; Note to Readers; About the Editors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; APPENDIX A: Research Guides -- Resources for Social Welfare History; APPENDIX B: Chronologies -- Social Welfare History, Canada; APPENDIX C: Master Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America is a unique reference book that provides readers with basic information about the history of social welfare in North America, including Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Since many themes and issues are similar in the three nations, entries provide comparative information about common as well as distinctive concerns and developments. Significant events, influential people, legislation, social problems, and societal responses are described in detail. Editors include specialists in the social welfare history of each nation, and the |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Public welfare -- United States -- Encyclopedias
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Public welfare -- Canada -- Encyclopedias
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Public welfare -- Mexico -- Encyclopedias
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Social reformers -- United States -- Encyclopedias
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Social reformers -- Canada -- Encyclopedias
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Social reformers -- Mexico -- Encyclopedias
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Public welfare
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Social reformers
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Canada
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Mexico
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stuart, Dr. Paul H. H
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| ISBN |
9781452265438 |
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1452265437 |
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