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Protesting about Pauperism (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Elizabeth T. Hurren
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Paperback. A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century. The consequences of extreme poverty were a grim reality for all too many people in Victorian England. The various poor laws implemented to try to deal with it contained a number of controversial measures, one of the most radical and unpopular being the crusade against outdoor relief, during which central government sought to halt all welfare payments at home. Via a close case study of Brixworth union in Northamptonshire, which offers an unusually richcorpus of primary material and evidence, the author looks at ... Read more
A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century. The consequences of extreme poverty were a grim reality for all too many people in Victorian England. The various poor laws implemented to try to deal with it contained a number of controversial measures, one of the most radical and unpopular being the crusade against outdoor relief, during which central government sought to halt all welfare payments at home. Via a close case study of Brixworth union in Northamptonshire, which offers an unusually richcorpus of primary material and evidence, the author looks at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780861933297
SKU
V9780861933297
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Reviews for Protesting about Pauperism (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Well researched and clearly written, this is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the intersection between political and elected political action on the one hand, and the power of democratization on socio-economic policy on the other.
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY
This excellent study of the administration and politics of the English poor law, in ... Read more
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY
This excellent study of the administration and politics of the English poor law, in ... Read more