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Providing for the Poor: The Old Poor Law, 1750–1834(New Historical Perspectives)

Providing for the Poor: The Old Poor Law, 1750–1834(New Historical Perspectives)

          
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The Old Poor Law in England and Wales, administered by the local parish, dispensed benefits to paupers providing a uniquely comprehensive, pre-modern system of relief. Remaining in force until 1834, the law provided goods and services to keep the poor alive.

Combining short- and long-form articles and essays, Providing for the Poor brings together academics and practitioners from across disciplines to re-examine the micro-politics of poverty in the long eighteenth century through the eyes of the poor, their providers and enablers. From the providence of the parochial sixpence given in order to move a beggar on, to coercive marriages, plebeian clothing and the much broader implications of vagrancy towards the end of the long eighteenth century, this volume aims to bridge the gaps in our understanding of the experiences of people across the social spectrum whose lives were touched by the Old Poor Law. It brings together some of the wider arguments concerning the nature of welfare during economically testing times, and navigates the rising bureaucracy inherent in the system, to produce a radical new history of the Old Poor Law in astonishing detail.  




Table of Contents:
IntroductionPeter Collinge and Louise Falcini
Part I: Paupers and Vagrants
Chapter 1. Accounting for Illegitimacy: parish politics and the poorLouise Falcini
Interlude 1. Thomas Woolgar the Mystery ManJean Irvin
Chapter 2. Clothing the PoorElizabeth Spencer
Interlude 2. Elizabeth Overing in BedlamElizabeth Hughes
Chapter 3. Vagrancy, Poor Relief and the ParishTim Hitchcock
Interlude 3. Elizabeth Malbon (c.1743–1801)Dianne Shenton
Part II: Providers and Enablers, and their Critics
Chapter 4. Women, Business and the Old Poor LawPeter Collinge
Interlude 4. The Wilkinsons and the Griffin Inn, PenrithMargaret Dean
Chapter 5. The Overseers’ Assistant: taking a parish salary, 1800–1834Alannah Tomkins
Interlude 5. The Parochial Career of James Finlinson (1783–1847)William Bundred
Chapter 6. Who cares? Mismanagement, neglect and suffering in the final decades of the old poor lawsSamantha Shave
Interlude 6. Abel Rooker (1787–1867), SurgeonJanet Kisz
Part III: Public Histories
Chapter 7. Public Histories and Collaborative WorkingLouise Falcini and Peter Collinge
Conclusion


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781914477102
  • Publisher: University of London
  • Publisher Imprint: University of London Press
  • Height: 245 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Series Title: New Historical Perspectives
  • Sub Title: The Old Poor Law, 1750–1834
  • Width: 163 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1914477103
  • Publisher Date: 29 Aug 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 675 gr


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