Germans on welfare : from Weimar to Hitler /

A study of the welfare system in the Weimar Republic. Crew examines both high-level policy and ordinary Germans' daily experiences and encounters with the welfare state. One of the pillars of the Weimar social republic, the collapse of the welfare system is shown to have speeded the rise of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Crew, David F., 1946-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Series:	OUP E-Books.
Subjects:	BMBF-Statusseminar Public welfare > Germany > History > 20th century. Poor > Germany > History > 20th century. Germany > Social policy. Germany > Social conditions > 1918-1933. Poverty > Germany > History > 20th century. Poverty > history Social Welfare > history Public Policy > history Public Assistance > history Aide sociale > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Pauvreté > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Allemagne > Politique sociale. Allemagne > Conditions sociales > 1918-1933. Pauvres > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness. Poverty Poor Public welfare Social conditions Social policy Germany Welzijnszorg. Armenzorg. Weimar-republiek. Germany > History > 1918-1933. Fürsorge Sozialpolitik Wohlfahrtsstaat Deutschland 1900-1999 Geschichte 1918-1933 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Meaning of the German Welfare State
1. Religion, Socialism, and State Welfare in the Weimar Republic
2. The Welfare System in the Neighborhoods: Professionals and Volunteers
3. The Gender of Welfare: Women and Social Work
4. Becoming a Welfare Client
5. Pensioners in the Welfare System
6. Weimar Women on Welfare
7. The State as Parent? Youth Welfare and German Families
8. The Weimar Welfare State's Last Crisis, 1929-1933
9. Hungry and Homeless in the Depression
10. "Welfare Is the Preservation of Labor Power": Unemployment and Work Relief
Conclusion: Toward the Nazi Racial State.