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Parish and belonging : community, identity and welfare in England and Wales, 1700-1950 /

A major study of local identities across early modern and modern British history. Professor Snell re-examines senses of community and belonging through literature, legislation, folklore, etc. and suggests that the parish identity continued to play a central part in people's lives long after the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Snell, K. D. M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Figures; Tables; Preface and acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction
  • belonging and local attachment; CHAPTER 2 The culture of local xenophobia; CHAPTER 3 Settlement, parochial belonging and entitlement; CHAPTER 4 Rural societies and their marriage patterns; CHAPTER 5 'A cruel kindness': parish out-door relief and the new poor law; CHAPTER 6 Nailed to the church door? Parish overseers and the new poor law; CHAPTER 7 Three centuries of new parishes; CHAPTER 8 'Of this parish': gravestones, belonging and local attachment; CHAPTER 9 Conclusion
  • belonging, parish and community.