The Poor in England 1700-1850 : An Economy of Makeshifts.
Alannah. Tomkins
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (296 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction (Alannah Tomkins and Steven King) -- 2 'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 (Steve Hindle) -- 3 The economy of makeshifts and the role of the poor law: a game of chance? (Margaret Hanly) -- 4 'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain (Sarah Lloyd) -- 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London (Heather Shore) -- 6 Pawnbroking and the survival strategies of the urban poor in 1770s York (Alannah Tomkins) -- 7 Kinship, poor relief and the welfare process in early modern England (Sam Barrett) -- 8 Making the most of opportunity: the economy of makeshifts in the early modern north (Steven King) -- 9 Conclusion (Steven King and Alannah Tomkins) -- Index.. - This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and the ways in which the poor made ends meet.
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| ISBN | 9781847790668
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