The poor in England, 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts /
The poor in England, 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts /
Economy of makeshifts
edited by Steven King and Alannah Tomkins.
- 1 online resource (x, 285 pages) : illustrations
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / 'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 / The economy of makeshifts and the role of the poor law: a game of chance? / 'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain / Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London / Alannah Tomkins and Steven King -- Steve Hindle -- Margaret Hanly -- Sarah Lloyd -- 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 work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Open Access
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.
English.
1423706382 9781423706380 9781847790668 1847790666 9781526137869 1526137860
341398
DOAB CostFree FormOnline AccessOpen GovNo 22573/ctt1553r69 JSTOR
GBB795543 bnb
018363867 Uk
Poor--History.--England
Income--History.--England
Social networks--History.--England
Charity--History.
Public welfare--History.--England
Humanities.
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.
England.
England--Poorhouses, poor law, etc.--History.
England
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books--History.
History.
Electronic books.
HC260.P6 / P66 2003eb
305.5/69/094209033
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / 'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 / The economy of makeshifts and the role of the poor law: a game of chance? / 'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain / Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London / Alannah Tomkins and Steven King -- Steve Hindle -- Margaret Hanly -- Sarah Lloyd -- 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 work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Open Access
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.
English.
1423706382 9781423706380 9781847790668 1847790666 9781526137869 1526137860
341398
DOAB CostFree FormOnline AccessOpen GovNo 22573/ctt1553r69 JSTOR
GBB795543 bnb
018363867 Uk
Poor--History.--England
Income--History.--England
Social networks--History.--England
Charity--History.
Public welfare--History.--England
Humanities.
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.
England.
England--Poorhouses, poor law, etc.--History.
England
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books--History.
History.
Electronic books.
HC260.P6 / P66 2003eb
305.5/69/094209033