| Making of the Irish Poor Law Hb Contributor(s): Gray, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719076498 ISBN-13: 9780719076497 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2009 Annotation: This book examines the debates preceding and surrounding the 1838 act on the nature of Irish poverty and the responsibilities of society towards it. It traces the various campaigns for a poor law from the later eighteenth century. The nature and internal frictions of the great Irish poor inquiry of 1833-36 are analyzed, along with the policy recommendations made by its chair, Archbishop Whately. It considers the aims and limitations of the government's measure and the public reaction to it in Ireland and Britain. Finally, it describes the implementation of the Poor Law between 1838 and 1843 under the controversial direction of George Nicholls. It will be of particular importance to those with a serious interest in the history of social welfare, of Irish social thought and politics, and of British governance in Ireland in the early nineteenth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 18th Century - History | Modern - 19th Century - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 362.509 |
| LCCN: 2009281242 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.65 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The making of the Irish poor law, 1815-43' examines the debates preceding and surrounding the 1838 act on the nature of Irish poverty and the responsibilities of society towards it. It traces the various campaigns for a poor law from the later eighteenth century. The nature and internal frictions of the great Irish poor inquiry of 1833-36 are analysed, along with the policy recommendations made by its chair, Archbishop Whately. It considers the aims and limitations of the government's measure and the public reaction to it in Ireland and Britain. Finally, it describes the implementation of the Poor Law between 1838 and 1843 under the controversial direction of George Nicholls. It will be of particular importance to those with a serious interest in the history of social welfare, of Irish social thought and politics, and of British governance in Ireland in the early nineteenth century. |