David Englander, Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Britain : From Chadwick to Booth, 1834-1914

This book, the latest in the Seminar Studies in History published by Longman mainly for students, provides a concise introduction to the enormous historical literature on Poor Law policy during the long nineteenth century. The book, which includes 92 pages of text, a bibliography, selected key docu...

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Argitaratua izan da:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/chs,
Egile nagusia: Driver, Felix
Formatua: Article ou chapitre numérique
Hizkuntza:Anglais
Argitaratua: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2009
Sarrera elektronikoa:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Gaia:This book, the latest in the Seminar Studies in History published by Longman mainly for students, provides a concise introduction to the enormous historical literature on Poor Law policy during the long nineteenth century. The book, which includes 92 pages of text, a bibliography, selected key documents and other supporting materials, focusses on three main themes : the evolution of Poor Law policy, in England, Wales and (notably) Scotland ; the nature of the workhouse institutional regime ;...