{"product_id":"more-than-neighbors-9780875803746","title":"More than Neighbors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe influx of southern and eastern European immigrants to the US at the beginning of the 20th century resulted in a stereotype of Catholics as poor, illiterate laborers. This title tells the story of Chicago's Catholic settlement houses and day nurseries and the cross-class alliances they fostered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShines a spotlight on one aspect of the interplay between Catholics and urban life. Skok clearly has a superb command not only of the extensive literature of Progressive-era social welfare reform and women's benevolence but also of American Catholic history related to this field.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeepens our understanding of the settlement impulse and the ways in which it manifested itself outside of the traditional definition of a settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e * Michigan Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction—A Hull House and a Church: Interpreting Catholic Settlements\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One—Laywomen to the Rescue: Literature, Charity, and the Catholic Woman's League\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two—Settlements and the State: CWL Women in City Government\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three—Sacred Space and Worldly Authority: The Guardian Angel Mission\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four—Leisure Culture and Boston Marriage: The Madonna Center\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five—Aspiring Politicians: The De Paul Settlement Club\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six—Unexpected Rescuers: Day Nursery Mothers and Nuns\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven—Professional Rescuers: The Future of Catholic Settlements\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion—Catholic Settlements: Church and State\u003cbr\u003e Appendix—Catholic Day Nurseries, Settlement Houses, and Churches Doing Settlement Work, 1892–1930\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations Used in Text and Notes\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406419534167,"sku":"9780875803746","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803746.jpg?v=1730495735","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/more-than-neighbors-9780875803746","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}