Protesting about Pauperism - Poverty, Politics and Poor Relief in Late-Victorian England, 1870-1900

A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century.

List of contents

Introduction
The New Poor Law: Legal and Theoretical Framework
Retrenchment Rhetoric: Crusaders and their Critics
The Northamptonshire Poor Law Experience, 1834-1900
Setting the Poor Law Stage to Stigmatise Paupers
A World-without-welfare? Penalising the Poor with Welfare-to-work Schemes
Organising Resistance: Protesting about Pauperism
Class Coalition: Poor Law Crisis and Reaction
Begging for Burial: Fighting for Poor Law Funding
Campaigning for Change: Democracy and Poor Law Politics, 1890-1900
Denouement: Continuity or Change?
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Elizabeth T. Hurren

Summary

A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth T Hurren, Elizabeth T. Hurren
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9780861933297
• ISBN: 978-0-86193-329-7
• No. of pages: 308
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous