Inferior Politics - Social Problems and Social Policies in Eighteenth-century Britain

Zusatztext an important book which helps to articulate a coherent view of the period. Informationen zum Autor Joanna Innes was born in London in 1954 and educated in England and the United States. She studied history at Cambridge, and has been a fellow and tutor at Somerville College Oxford since 1982. She was for ten years, 1990-2000, co-editor of the journal Past and Present. She has contributed to the revitalisation of eighteenth-century British history, now widely recognised as a lively and innovative field of study. She is now pursuing her interests in the development of British social policy into the early nineteenth century. Klappentext Inferior Politics explores how social policy was created in Britain in a period when central government was not active in making it. Despite the lack of consensus, there was a lively and inclusive 'politics' of social policy-making, in which 'inferior' officers of government (what we might call 'local authorities') figured prominently. Zusammenfassung Inferior Politics explores how social policy was created in Britain in a period when central government was not active in making it. Despite the lack of consensus, there was a lively and inclusive 'politics' of social policy-making, in which 'inferior' officers of government (what we might call 'local authorities') figured prominently.

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Innes, Joanna (Fellow and Tutor Innes, Innes Joanna
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2009
• EAN: 9780198201526
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820152-6
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: The Past and Present Book Series; New Past and Present Book; The Past & Present Book Series; New Past and Present Book; Past and Present Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social issues & processes, Politics and government, Social and ethical issues