In their own write : contesting the new poor law 1834-1900 / / Steven King [and four others]
| In their own write : contesting the new poor law 1834-1900 / / Steven King [and four others] |
| Autore | King Steven <1966-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.5 |
| Collana | States, people, and the history of social change |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor
Poor laws Public welfare |
| ISBN | 0-2280-1536-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- In Their Own Write -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- 1 Thinking about the New Poor Law -- PART ONE Finding and Hearing "Voices" -- 2 Navigating and Measuring -- 3 Advocating for the Poor -- 4 Responding to Paupers and Advocates: The Central Authority -- PART TWO Pauper Agency -- 5 Rhetoric and Strategy: A Corpus View -- 6 Knowing the Poor "Law" -- 7 The Female Voice -- 8 Becoming Old -- 9 The Able-Bodied Poor -- PART THREE Contestation -- 10 Punishing the Pauper Complainant -- 11 Limits to Agency? The Sick Poor -- 12 Experiencing the Poor Law -- Appendix: Sampling -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780582303321 |
King Steven <1966->
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| Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In their own write : contesting the new poor law 1834-1900 / / Steven King [and four others]
| In their own write : contesting the new poor law 1834-1900 / / Steven King [and four others] |
| Autore | King Steven <1966-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (473 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.5 |
| Collana | States, people, and the history of social change |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor
Poor laws Public welfare |
| ISBN | 0-2280-1536-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- In Their Own Write -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- 1 Thinking about the New Poor Law -- PART ONE Finding and Hearing "Voices" -- 2 Navigating and Measuring -- 3 Advocating for the Poor -- 4 Responding to Paupers and Advocates: The Central Authority -- PART TWO Pauper Agency -- 5 Rhetoric and Strategy: A Corpus View -- 6 Knowing the Poor "Law" -- 7 The Female Voice -- 8 Becoming Old -- 9 The Able-Bodied Poor -- PART THREE Contestation -- 10 Punishing the Pauper Complainant -- 11 Limits to Agency? The Sick Poor -- 12 Experiencing the Poor Law -- Appendix: Sampling -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812977703321 |
King Steven <1966->
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| Montreal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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