Brutal need : lawyers and the welfare rights movement, 1960-1973 / Martha F. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Martha F., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Law and legislation--United States--History.

Public welfare.

Public welfare--Law and legislation.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 187 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1993]

Summary:

'Brutal Need is a magnificent book. It combines sophisticated analysis of legal principles defining the rights of the poor, a rich social history of the organization of poor people in the 1960s, and gripping biographies of the leading participants in the often neglected social movement. It is a pleasure to read this lucid book. Davis provides insight, even to a person who participated in the events she describes.'-Sylvia Law, New York University School of Law

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0300053789

OCLC:

27936047