Welfare and Charity in the Antebellum South

by Timothy James Lockley

Book Overview

"A comprehensive and challenging assessment of southern charitable practices. Viewing poor relief in terms of what the agencies did, Lockley downplays theory-laden approaches that focus exclusively on what laws and elites said."--T. Stephen Whitman, Mt. St. Mary's University

Public welfare in the United States has existed in one form or another since the colonial period. Most historical investigations into the practice tend to focus on urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813034469
• ISBN13: 9780813034461
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"