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When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security
- Title
- When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security / Edwin Amenta.
- Author
- Amenta, Edwin, 1957-
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006.
- Supplementary Content
- Publisher description
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Details
- Description
- viii, 322 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Princeton studies in American politics
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-310) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the Townsend plan's image problem -- Success or consequences, and U.S. social movements -- How the West was won over -- Behind the Townsend plan's rise and initial impact -- The Townsend plan versus social security -- A national challenger -- Dr. Townsend, now at the helm -- The rise of a pension movement -- The Townsend plan versus social security, part 2 -- The elusive double victory -- Conclusion : a hero for the aged?
- Call Number
- JFE 06-12715
- ISBN
- 0691124736 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005032896
- 9780691124735
- OCLC
- 62324728
- Author
- Amenta, Edwin, 1957-
- Title
- When movements matter : the Townsend plan and the rise of social security / Edwin Amenta.
- Imprint
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006.
- Series
- Princeton studies in American politics
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-310) and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780691124735
- Research Call Number
- JFE 06-12715