The English Poor In The Eighteenth Century

Author : Dorothy Marshall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135031909

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The English Poor in the Eighteenth Century by Dorothy Marshall Pdf

First published in 2006. In the eighteenth century England scope and activities of the Poor Laws were wider than they are to-day-they had jurisdiction over a larger class of people and were expected to do more for them-this widespread influence assumed particular importance after the Restoration, because from that date England was entering on a career of social and industrial change. The purpose of this study is to give an account both of the way in which the Poor Laws affected the lives of the mass of the labouring Poor in the later part of the seventeenth and during the eighteenth-century, and of the contemporary attitude towards poverty.

Author : Steven King,Alannah Tomkins
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 1580 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0719061598

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The Poor in England, 1700-1850 by Steven King,Alannah Tomkins Pdf

This study explores the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The chapters examine how advantages gained from access to common land, mobilization of kinship support, crime, and other marginal resources could prop up struggling households.

Author : Alysa Levene,Steven King,Alannah Tomkins,Thomas Nutt,Peter King,Professor of Social History Peter King,Deborah A. Symonds,Lisa Zunshine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 113875546X

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Narratives of the Poor in Eighteenth-Century England Vol 1 by Alysa Levene,Steven King,Alannah Tomkins,Thomas Nutt,Peter King,Professor of Social History Peter King,Deborah A. Symonds,Lisa Zunshine Pdf

Presents narratives of the poor in eighteenth-century Britain. This collection covers the period from the early eighteenth century through to the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 and includes transcriptions of hand-written first-hand representations of poverty to poor law officials.

Author : Judith Frank
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0804741891

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Common Ground by Judith Frank Pdf

The author reads four 18th-century satiric novels—Joseph Andrews, A Sentimental Journey, Humphrey Clinker, and Cecilia—"from below," exploring how the gentle authors' experiences of the poor shape the novels both thematically and formally.

Author : Tawny Paul
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108496940

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The Poverty of Disaster by Tawny Paul Pdf

Examines debt insecurity in eighteenth-century Britain, a period of famously rapid economic growth when many people nevertheless experienced financial failure.

Author : Dorothy Marshall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135031893

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The English Poor in the Eighteenth Century by Dorothy Marshall Pdf

First published in 2006. In the eighteenth century England scope and activities of the Poor Laws were wider than they are to-day-they had jurisdiction over a larger class of people and were expected to do more for them-this widespread influence assumed particular importance after the Restoration, because from that date England was entering on a career of social and industrial change. The purpose of this study is to give an account both of the way in which the Poor Laws affected the lives of the mass of the labouring Poor in the later part of the seventeenth and during the eighteenth-century, and of the contemporary attitude towards poverty.

Author : Shelley Tickell
Publisher : People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Shoplifting
ISBN : 1783273283

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Shoplifting in Eighteenth-century England by Shelley Tickell Pdf

Shoplifting in Eighteenth-Century England examines the nature and impact on society of this commercial crime at a time of rapid retail expansion during the long eighteenth century. As a new consumer culture took root in England and shops proliferated, the crime of shoplifting leaped to public prominence. In 1699 shoplifting became a hanging offence. Yet whether compelled by need or greed, shoplifters continued to operate in substantial numbers on the shopping streets of London and provincial towns. Regarded initially as exclusively a crime of the poor, the eighteenth century witnessed a transformation in the public perception and understanding of such customer theft, signalled by the shocking arrest of Jane Austen's wealthy aunt for shoplifting in 1799. This book shows, through systematic profiling of those who committed this crime, that shoplifting was primarily a crime of the poor and predominantly an opportunist one. Providing both quantitative analysis and engaging insights into real-life stories, the book describes the variable strategies adopted by shoplifters to raid elite and poorer stores, the practical responses of shopkeepers to this predation and the financial impact on their businesses. It investigates the trade lobbying that led to the passing of the Shoplifting Act, the degree to which retailers co-operated with the judiciary and their engagement with the capital law reform movement of the later eighteenth century. Examining the range of goods stolen, the book also addresses questions of whether or not this form of theft was driven by consumer desire andsuggests that more subtle social and economic motives were at work. SHELLEY TICKELL is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire

Author : J. McEwan,P. Sharpe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230304703

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Accommodating Poverty by J. McEwan,P. Sharpe Pdf

This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor betweeen 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.

Author : Paul Slack
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521557852

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The English Poor Law, 1531-1782 by Paul Slack Pdf

A concise synthesis of past work on a unique and important system of social welfare.

Author : Steven King
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773556508

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Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s by Steven King Pdf

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, the English Old Poor Law was waning, soon to be replaced by the New Poor Law and its dreaded workhouses. In Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s Steven King reveals colourful stories of poor people, their advocates, and the officials with whom they engaged during this period in British history, distilled from the largest collection of parochial correspondence ever assembled. Investigating the way that people experienced and shaped the English and Welsh welfare system through the use of almost 26,000 pauper letters and the correspondence of overseers in forty-eight counties, Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s reconstructs the process by which the poor claimed, extended, or defended their parochial allowances. Challenging preconceptions about literacy, power, social structure, and the agency of ordinary people, these stories suggest that advocates, officials, and the poor shared a common linguistic register and an understanding of how far welfare decisions could be contested and negotiated. King shifts attention away from traditional approaches to construct an unprecedented, comprehensive portrait of poor law administration and popular writing at the turn of the nineteenth century. At a time when the western European welfare model is under sustained threat, Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s takes us back to its deepest roots to demonstrate that the signature of a strong welfare system is malleability.

Author : Samantha Williams
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843838661

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Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle Under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834 by Samantha Williams Pdf

Examination of welfare during the last years of the Poor Law, bringing out the impact of poverty on particular sections of society - the lone mother and the elderly.

Author : Anthony Brundage
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780333682715

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The English Poor Laws 1700-1930 by Anthony Brundage Pdf

Brundage examines the nature and operation of the English poor law system from the early 18th century to its termination in 1930.

Author : David W. Howell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025195699

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The Rural Poor in Eighteenth-century Wales by David W. Howell Pdf

Discusses rural and social conditions of the poor in eighteenth-century Wales.

Author : James Edward Tobin
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0819601888

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Eighteenth Century English Literature and Its Cultural Background by James Edward Tobin Pdf

Author : David M. Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136304231

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Disability in Eighteenth-Century England by David M. Turner Pdf

This is the first book-length study of physical disability in eighteenth-century England. It assesses the ways in which meanings of physical difference were formed within different cultural contexts, and examines how disabled men and women used, appropriated, or rejected these representations in making sense of their own experiences. In the process, it asks a series of related questions: what constituted ‘disability’ in eighteenth-century culture and society? How was impairment perceived? How did people with disabilities see themselves and relate to others? What do their stories tell us about the social and cultural contexts of disability, and in what ways were these narratives and experiences shaped by class and gender? In order to answer these questions, the book explores the languages of disability, the relationship between religious and medical discourses of disability, and analyzes depictions of people with disabilities in popular culture, art, and the media. It also uncovers the ‘hidden histories’ of disabled men and women themselves drawing on elite letters and autobiographies, Poor Law documents and criminal court records. The book won the Disability History Association Outstanding Publication Prize in 2012 for the best book published worldwide in disability history and also inspired parts of the Radio 4 series, ‘Disability: A New History’, on which the author was historical adviser. The series gained 2.6 million listeners when it first aired in 2013.