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Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834
Samantha Williams
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Description for Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834
Paperback. Examination of welfare during the last years of the Poor Law, bringing out the impact of poverty on particular sections of society - the lone mother and the elderly. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Social welfare, increasingly extensive during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, was by the first third of the nineteenth under considerable, and growing, pressure, during a crisis period when levels of poverty soared. This book examines the poor and their families during these final decades of the old Poor Law. It takes as a case study the lived experience of poor families in two Bedfordshire communities, Campton and Shefford, and contrasts it with the perspectives of other participants in parish politics, from the magistracy to the vestry, and from overseers to village ratepayers. It explores the problem of rising ... Read more
Social welfare, increasingly extensive during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, was by the first third of the nineteenth under considerable, and growing, pressure, during a crisis period when levels of poverty soared. This book examines the poor and their families during these final decades of the old Poor Law. It takes as a case study the lived experience of poor families in two Bedfordshire communities, Campton and Shefford, and contrasts it with the perspectives of other participants in parish politics, from the magistracy to the vestry, and from overseers to village ratepayers. It explores the problem of rising ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838661
SKU
V9781843838661
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Reviews for Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834
An important work for historians of poverty and poor relief, particularly for those interested in the lives of the poor. FAMILY & COMMUNITY HISTORY [A] finely researched book ... makes a very significant contribution to poor law history. ... [It] is a very fine piece of scholarship. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Makes a ... Read more