Next to Godliness Confronting Dirt and Despair in Progressive Era New York City |
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| Author:
| Burnstein, Daniel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03024-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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To many Progressive Era reformers, the extent of street cleanliness was considered an important gauge for determining whether a city was providing the conditions necessary for impoverished immigrants to attain a state of ''decency''--a level of individual morality and well-being that would, in the aggregate, help ensure a healthy and orderly city. ......
To many Progressive Era reformers, the extent of street cleanliness was considered an important gauge for determining whether a city was providing the conditions necessary for impoverished immigrants to attain a state of ''decency''--a level of individual morality and well-being that would, in the aggregate, help ensure a healthy and orderly city. ......