When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security / Edwin Amenta.
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نصالسلاسل:Princeton studies in American politicsالناشر:Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 2006وصف:viii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
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- 0691124736 (hbk)
- HD7105.35.U6 A45 2006
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HD7105.35.U6 A45 2006 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000080358 | ||
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HD7105.35.U6 A45 2006 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000080357 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-310) and index.
Introduction : the Townsend Plan's image problem -- 1. Success or consequences, and U.S. social movements -- 2. How the West was won over -- 3. Behind the Townsend Plan's rise and initial impact -- 4. The Townsend Plan versus Social Security -- 5. A national challenger -- 6. Dr. Townsend, now at the helm -- 7. The rise of a pension movement -- 8. The Townsend Plan versus Social Security, part 2 -- 9. The elusive double victory -- Conclusion : a hero for the aged?
"Drawing on a wealth of primary evidence, historical detail, and arresting images, Edwin Amenta traces the ups and downs of the Townsend Plan and its elderly leader Dr. Francis E. Townsend in the struggle to remake old age. In the process, Amenta advances a new theory of when social movements are influential."--BOOK JACKET.
