Women, the State, and Welfare - Tapa blanda

"This book is one of those rareties, the well-chosen, carefully chosen volume of essays. It provides an excellent way into American feminist historiography on women and welfare."--Jane Lewis, London School of Economics "Gordon's book deserves serious consideration by scholars of social welfare in the U.S. because of its challenge to take the gendered nature of the welfare system more seriously."--Choice "The collection moves beyond simplistic and ahistorical notions about the U.S. state's effect on women and women's effect on the state. Gordon's rich introductory essay, 'The New Feminist Scholarship on the Welfare State' is invaluable not only for relating the other essays to current social and feminist theory, but for its analysis which guides the reader through the rest of the book. . . . A welcome addition to the study of women, politics, and the welfare state."--Ann Withorn, The Women's Review of Books "When readers finish this collection of essays, they will have no doubt at all that the welfare state is deeply gendered and that explanations or interpretations of the American welfare state that relegate gender to the margins rather than the center are totally inadequate. Linda Gordon's introduction alone is practically worth the price of the whole book."--Susan Ware, New York University This book is one of those rareties, the well-chosen, carefully chosen volume of essays. It provides an excellent way into American feminist historiography on women and welfare. Jane Lewis, London School of Economics " Gordon s book deserves serious consideration by scholars of social welfare in the U.S. because of its challenge to take the gendered nature of the welfare system more seriously. Choice " The collection moves beyond simplistic and ahistorical notions about the U.S. state s effect on women and women s effect on the state. Gordon s rich introductory essay, The New Feminist Scholarship on the Welfare State is invaluable not only for relating the other essays to current social and feminist theory, but for its analysis which guides the reader through the rest of the book. . . . A welcome addition to the study of women, politics, and the welfare state. Ann Withorn, The Women s Review of Books " When readers finish this collection of essays, they will have no doubt at all that the welfare state is deeply gendered and that explanations or interpretations of the American welfare state that relegate gender to the margins rather than the center are totally inadequate. Linda Gordon s introduction alone is practically worth the price of the whole book. Susan Ware, New York University "

This volume offers information on how, for 50 years, the bush Kaliai in Melanesia have worked the deserted cargo left by US Marines during World War II into their indigenous culture. The author seeks to show how cargo cults in general bring together past, present and future.