Parents of Poor Children in England 1580-1800

Zusatztext As a gender historian and an early modernist, Patricia Crawford has formed part of the backdrop to a generation of undergraduates' learning, pioneering aspects of debate about women's past lives, and acting as a great supporter and mentor of female colleagues globally; this last book of hers might just change the way in which social historians approach their research, which is not a bad place to stop. Informationen zum Autor Patricia Crawford taught history at the University of Western Australia. She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She is the author of a number of books on early modern England, including (with Sara Mendelson) Women in Early Modern England, also published by Oxford University Press. Klappentext The first sustained study of the mothers and fathers of poor children in early modern England, drawing upon a wide range of archival material, including quarter session records, petitions for assistance, applications for places in the London Foundling Hospital, and evidence from criminal trials in London's Old Bailey. Zusammenfassung The first sustained study of the mothers and fathers of poor children in early modern England, drawing upon a wide range of archival material, including quarter session records, petitions for assistance, applications for places in the London Foundling Hospital, and evidence from criminal trials in London's Old Bailey. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION 1: MOTHERS OF 'THE BASTARD CHILD' 2: 'FATHERS' OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN 3: BRINGING UP A CHILD 4: SEVERE POVERTY 5: CIVIC FATHERS OF THE POOR 6: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS Select Bibliography

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• Authors: Patricia Crawford, The late Patricia (Honorary Senior Research Fellow Crawford
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2010
• EAN: 9780199204809
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920480-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Sociology: family & relationships, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Sociology: family and relationships, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards