Alan Kidd

State, Society and the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England (eBook, PDF)

In Nineteenth-Century England

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Today it is impossible to separate discussion of poverty from the priorities of state welfare. A hundred years ago, most working-class households avoided or coped with poverty without recourse to the state. The Poor Law after 1834 offered little more than a 'safety net' for the poorest, and much welfare was organised through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual-aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author casts a searching light on the practices, ideology and outcomes of nineteenth-century welfare. This original and stimulating study, based upon a wealth of scholarship, is essential reading for all students of poverty and welfare. It also contains much to interest a wider readership.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 207
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349276134
• Artikelnr.: 54790767

Autorenporträt

ALAN KIDD is Reader in History at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.