| From Reformation to Improvement: Public Welfare in Early Modern England Contributor(s): Slack, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198206615 ISBN-13: 9780198206613 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Paul Slack's incisive analysis shows how the English came to believe between 1500 and 1740 that piecemeal improvement was more likely to be achieved than total social reformation. He examines social policy and institutions such as workhouses and hospitals in order to illustrate how contemporaries tried to shape their social and moral environment, and how they defined the notion of welfare'. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 362.509 |
| LCCN: 98-13517 |
| Lexile Measure: 1760 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.32" W x 9.7" (1.06 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paul Slack's incisive analysis shows how the English came to believe between 1500 and 1740 that piecemeal improvement was more likely to be achieved than total social reformation. He examines social policy and institutions such as workhouses and hospitals in order to illustrate how contemporaries tried to shape their social and moral environment, and how they defined the notion of welfare'. |