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The Poor in England 1700–1850: An Economy of Makeshifts
Alannah Tomkins (Ed.)
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Description for The Poor in England 1700–1850: An Economy of Makeshifts
Paperback. Investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and in the ways in which the poor made ends meet. This book attempts to supply the English 'economy of makeshifts' with an empirical basis and to advance the concept of makeshifts from a vague but convenient label to a more precise yet inclusive definition. Editor(s): Tomkins, Alannah; King, Steven. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The phrase ‘economy of makeshifts’ has often been used to summarise the patchy, desperate and sometimes failing strategies of the poor for material survival. In The poor of England some of the leading, young historians of welfare examine how advantages gained from access to common land, mobilisation of kinship support, resorting to crime, and other marginal resources could prop up struggling households. The essays attempt to explain how and when the poor secured access to these makeshifts ... Read more
This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The phrase ‘economy of makeshifts’ has often been used to summarise the patchy, desperate and sometimes failing strategies of the poor for material survival. In The poor of England some of the leading, young historians of welfare examine how advantages gained from access to common land, mobilisation of kinship support, resorting to crime, and other marginal resources could prop up struggling households. The essays attempt to explain how and when the poor secured access to these makeshifts ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719080432
SKU
V9780719080432
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About Alannah Tomkins (Ed.)
Steven King is Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University. Alannah Tomkins is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Keele -- .
Reviews for The Poor in England 1700–1850: An Economy of Makeshifts
'Each chapter is fluently written and deeply immersed in primary sources. The work as a whole makes an original contribution to the historiography of poverty, combining as it does a high degree of scholarship with intellectual innovation.' Anne Borsay, University of Wales, Swansea