| The English Poor Laws, 1700-1930 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Brundage, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 033368270X ISBN-13: 9780333682708 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: "The English Poor Laws, 1700-1930" traces the laws' development from localized measures of poor relief designed primarily for rural communities to an increasingly centralized system attempting to grapple with the urgent crises of urban poverty. Some of the topics covered are the deterrent workhouse, medical care, education, assisted emigration, family maintenance, vagrancy, and the relationship of the poor laws to private charity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 362.5 |
| LCCN: 2001036095 |
| Series: Social History in Perspective (Palgrave) |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.62" W x 8.8" (0.81 lbs) 185 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The English Poor Laws 1700-1930 examines the nature and operation of the English poor law system from the early eighteenth century to its termination in 1930. The book traces the law's development from a localised measure of poor relief designed primarily for rural communities to an increasingly centralised system attempting to grapple with the urgent crises of urban poverty. The deterrent work house, medical care, education, assisted emigration, family maintenance, vagrancy and the relationship of the poor laws to private charity are some of the topics covered. |