The poor in England 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts

The poor in England 1700-1850 an economy of makeshifts

This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and in the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The phrase 'economy of makeshifts' has often been used to summarise the patchy, desperate and sometimes failing strategies of the poor for material...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tomkins, Alannah (auth), King, Steven, 1966- editor, contributor (editor), Tomkins, Alannah, editor, contributor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, England : Manchester University Press 2003
2018.
Subjects:
Poor > England > History > 18th century.
Poor > England > History > 19th century.
Charity > History.
Income > England > History.
Public welfare > England > History.
Social networks > England > History.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427387606719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 'Not by bread only'?
  • 3 The economy of makeshifts and the poor law
  • 4 'Agents in their own concerns'?
  • 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London
  • 6 Pawnbroking and the survival strategies of the urban poor in 1770s York
  • 7 Kinship, poor relief and the welfare process in early modern England
  • 8 Making the most of opportunity
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Index

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