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In the shadow of the poorhouse: A social history of welfare in America : Katz, Michael (1986) New York: Basic Books (338 pp., cloth, $22.95)

Book ID: 113326820
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1988
Tongue: English
Weight: 118 KB
Volume: 16
Category: Article
ISSN: 0305-750X
DOI: 10.1016/0305-750x(88)90039-3

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