State, Society and the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England - In Nineteenth-Century England

Today it is impossible to separate discussion of poverty from the priorities of state welfare. A hundred years ago, most working-class households avoided or coped with poverty without recourse to the state. The Poor Law after 1834 offered little more than a ''safety net'' for the poorest, and much welfare was organised through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual-aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author casts a searching light on the practices, ideology and outcomes of nineteenth-century welfare. This original and stimulating study, based upon a wealth of scholarship, is essential reading for all students of poverty and welfare. It also contains much to interest a wider readership.>

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: A. Kidd, Alan Kidd
• Edition: Macmillan
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 08.07.1999
• EAN: 9780333632536
• ISBN: 978-0-333-63253-6
• Pages: 207
• Thèmes: Social History in Perspective; Social History in Perspective
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Recherche en structures sociales