The poor in England, 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts / edited by Steven King and Alannah Tomkins

King, Steven, 1966- ; Tomkins, Alannah

Englisch

Manchester, U.K ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003

x, 285 p : ill ; 22 cm

Konferenzschrift; Hochschulschrift

Includes bibliographical references and index

Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2005

Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Poor in England, 1700-1850. - Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003

1-4237-0638-2 electronic bk.

0-7190-6159-8 hc

1-84779-066-6

978-1-84779-066-8

978-0-7190-6159-2 hc

978-1-4237-0638-0 electronic bk.

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978-1-280-73413-7

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-5261-3786-9 (Druckausgabe), 1-5261-3786-0 (Druckausgabe), 978-0-7190-6159-2 (Druckausgabe), 0-7190-6159-8 (Druckausgabe), 1-84779-066-6 (Druckausgabe), 1-280-73413-2 (Druckausgabe), 978-1-280-73413-7 (Druckausgabe)

Introduction /Alannah Tomkins,Steven King --'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 /Steve Hindle --Economy of makeshifts and the poor law: a game of chance? /Margaret Hanly --'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain /Sarah Lloyd --Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London /Heather Shore --Pawnbroking and the survival strategies of the urban poor in 1770s York /Alannah Tomkins --Kinship, poor relief and the welfare process in early modern England /Sam Barrett --Making the most of opportunity: the economy of makeshifts in the early modern north /Steven King --Conclusion /Steven King,Alannah Tomkins.

*Großbritannien / Soziale Situation / Armut / Wirtschaftliche Lage / Wohlfahrt / Kongress / Geschichte 1700-1850

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*Electronic books ; England ; England ; History ; History: specific events and topics ; Social and cultural history ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Poverty & Homelessness ; HISTORY ; Europe ; Great Britain ; Charity ; Income ; Poor ; Public welfare ; Social networks ; Armut ; Armoede ; Liefdadigheid ; Welzijnszorg ; Humanities ; History ; England ; Poorhouses, poor law, etc ; History

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: HC260.P6

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 305.569094209033; ; 305.5/69/094209033;

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Introduction Alannah Tomkins and Steven King -- 'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 Steve Hindle -- The economy of makeshifts and the role of the poor law: a game of chance? Margaret Hanly -- 'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain Sarah Lloyd -- Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London Heather Shore)

List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction (Alannah Tomkins and Steven King); 2 'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 (Steve Hindle); 3 The economy of makeshifts and the role of the poor law: a game of chance? (Margaret Hanly); 4 'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain (Sarah Lloyd); 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London (Heather Shore)

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 s

 

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