The poor in England 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts /

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This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and in the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The phrase 'economy of makeshifts' has often been used to summarise the patchy, desperate and sometimes failing strategies of the poor for material...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: King, Steven, 1966- (Editor , Contribuidor), Tomkins, Alannah (Editor , Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Temas:
1700-1899
Poor > England > History > 18th century.
Poor > England > History > 19th century.
Charity > History.
Income > England > History.
Public welfare > England > History.
Social networks > England > History.
Pauvres > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pauvres > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Charité > Histoire.
Revenu > Angleterre > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Angleterre > Histoire.
Réseaux sociaux > Angleterre > Histoire.
Charity
Income
Poor
Public welfare
Social networks
England
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 'Not by bread only'?
  • 3 The economy of makeshifts and the poor law
  • 4 'Agents in their own concerns'?
  • 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London
  • 6 Pawnbroking and the survival strategies of the urban poor in 1770s York
  • 7 Kinship, poor relief and the welfare process in early modern England
  • 8 Making the most of opportunity
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Index

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