Virginia Crossman

Politics, pauperism and power in late nineteenth-century Ireland

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a study of the nature and operation of the poor law system in post-Famine ireland. Topics covered include the politicisation of the welfare system, the relief of distress, the provision of labourers' cottages and the role of women.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9780719091346
• ISBN-10: 0719091349
• Artikelnr.: 40048174

Autorenporträt

Virginia Crossman is Professor of Modern Irish History at Oxford Brookes University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The poor law system in nineteenth-century Ireland 2. Poor
law boards and the advance of Irish nationalism 3. Poor relief and the
prosecution of the land campaign 4. Famine echoes: the relief of distress
5. Labourers' cottages: the poor law as an engine of social change 6.
Domestic politics: women and poor law administration Conclusion Select
bibliography Index