Distinguished Professor of Political Science Frances Fox Piven

Frances Fox Piven

Richard A. Cloward

Have the poor fared best by participating in conventional electoral politics or by engaging in mass defiance and disruption? The authors of the classic Regulating The Poor assess the successes and failures of these two strategies as they examine, in this provocative study, four protest movements of lower-class groups in 20th century America: -- The mobilization of the unemployed during the Great Depression that gave rise to the Workers' Alliance of America -- The industrial strikes that resulted in the formation of the CIO -- The Southern Civil Rights Movement -- The movement of welfare recipients led by the National Welfare Rights Organization.

Why They Succeed, how They Fail

Poor People's Movements

Historical study of the functions of the relief system in America reveals that its policies are cyclical, expanding in times of civil disorder and contracting once political stability is restored

The Functions of Public Welfare

Regulating the Poor

This volume traces the modern critical and performance history of this play, one of Shakespeare's most-loved and most-performed comedies. The essay focus on such modern concerns as feminism, deconstruction, textual theory, and queer theory.

A Theory of Delinquent Gangs

Delinquency and Opportunity

L.E. Ohlin

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Richard A. Cloward

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