State, Society and the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England (eBook)

In Nineteenth-Century England

Alan Kidd (Autor)

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1999
207 Seiten
Macmillan Education UK (Verlag)
978-1-349-27613-4 (ISBN)

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Today it is impossible to separate discussion of poverty from the priorities of state welfare. A hundred years ago, most working-class households avoided or coped with poverty without recourse to the state. The Poor Law after 1834 offered little more than a 'safety net' for the poorest, and much welfare was organised through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual-aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author casts a searching light on the practices, ideology and outcomes of nineteenth-century welfare. This original and stimulating study, based upon a wealth of scholarship, is essential reading for all students of poverty and welfare. It also contains much to interest a wider readership.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.7.1999
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-349-27613-8 / 1349276138
• ISBN-13: 978-1-349-27613-4 / 9781349276134