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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785691603321

Titolo

Accommodating Poverty [[electronic resource] ] : The Housing and Living Arrangements of the English Poor, c. 1600-1850 / / edited by J. McEwan, P. Sharpe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011

ISBN

1-282-99975-3

9786612999758

0-230-30470-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Disciplina

362.5094209033

Soggetti

Social history

Civilization—History

Great Britain—History

Economic history

Europe—History—1492-

History, Modern

Social History

Cultural History

History of Britain and Ireland

Economic History

History of Early Modern Europe

Modern History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The value of accommodation -- pt. 2. Mobility and household composition -- pt. 3. Parochial relief and charity.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor between 1650 and 1850. Chapters investigate poor households in urban, rural and metropolitan contexts, and contribute to wider investigations into British economic and social conditions in the long Eighteenth century.