{"product_id":"almost-worthy-the-poor-paupers-and-the-science-of-charity-in-america-1877-1917-hardcover","title":"Almost Worthy: The Poor, Paupers, and the Science of Charity in America, 1877-1917 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrent Ruswick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the \"unworthy\" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these \"scientific charity\" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most morally, biologically, and economically unfit. Brent Ruswick examines a prominent national organization for scientific social reform and poor relief in Indianapolis in order to understand how these new theories of poverty gave birth to new programs to assist the poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrent Ruswick is Assistant Professor of History at West Chester University. He is currently researching a book on the \"mutual aid\" theory of evolution in American reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53042350260531,"sku":"9780253006349","price":60.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/CCd-qJ4SRV9780253006349.webp?v=1770836691","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/almost-worthy-the-poor-paupers-and-the-science-of-charity-in-america-1877-1917-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}