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"Widows and Orphans First investigates the importance of local economies and values in the origins of the welfare state through an exploration of widows' lives in three industrial American cities with widely differing economic, ethnic, and racial bases."--Jacket.
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2006University of Illinois Press · 248 pages · 9780252030208
- Other · English · 2014University of Illinois Press · 9781283583497
- Other · English · 2010University of Illinois Press · 248 pages · 9780252091636
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