Pauper capital [[electronic resource] ] : London and the Poor Law, 1790-1870 / / David R. Green

• Autore: Green David R. <1954->
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.4203/25
• Soggetto topico: Poor laws - England - History - 19th century; Poor laws - England - London - History - 19th century; Poor - England - London - History - 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Context of Poor Law Reform; 1 London and the Regions under the Old Poor Law; 2 Metropolitan Geographies of Pauperism: The Old Poor Law; 3 Parish Politics and the Coming of the New System; 4 Building the Workhouse System; 5 Negotiating Relief: Pauper Encounters with the Poor Law; 6 Paying for Pauperism: Urban Change and Fiscal Stress; 7 Reforming Relief: From Removals to Redistribution; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This work provides the first detailed study of the poor law in London during the period leading up to and after the implementation of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources the book focuses explicitly on the ways in which those involved with the poor law - both as providers and recipients - negotiated the provision of relief.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pauper capital
• ISBN: 1-315-59980-5; 1-317-08293-1; 1-317-08292-3; 1-282-52514-X; 9786612525148; 0-7546-9903-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792362103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II