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Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560-2015
Rose-Marie Crossan
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Description for Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560-2015
Hardback. An account of poor relief in Guernsey from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, incorporating a detailed case-study of the St Peter Port workhouse and an outline of the development of Guernsey's modern social security system. Num Pages: 356 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 902.
This book, based on extensive original research, provides an account of parochial poor relief in Guernsey from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, incorporating a detailed case-study of the parochial workhouse in the town of St Peter Port, and an outline of the development of Guernsey's modern social security system from its beginnings in the 1920s to the present day. Guernsey has had throughout much of its history a disproportionately large population for its size: in the early eighteenth century St Peter Port was on a par with English county towns such as Warwick and Lincoln. Moreover, since Guernsey was ... Read more
This book, based on extensive original research, provides an account of parochial poor relief in Guernsey from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, incorporating a detailed case-study of the parochial workhouse in the town of St Peter Port, and an outline of the development of Guernsey's modern social security system from its beginnings in the 1920s to the present day. Guernsey has had throughout much of its history a disproportionately large population for its size: in the early eighteenth century St Peter Port was on a par with English county towns such as Warwick and Lincoln. Moreover, since Guernsey was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
913g
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270408
SKU
V9781783270408
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Reviews for Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560-2015
A very welcome, intensively researched volume. CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY It is well-researched and scholarly but also accessible; fascinating to anyone who want to know more about the history of the people of their island. GUERNSEY PRESS