Poverty Archaeology Architecture, Material Culture Workhouse Under New Poor Law

The Poor Laws in the United Kingdom left a built and material legacy of over two centuries of legislative provision for the poor and infirm. Workhouses represent the first centralized, state-organized system for welfare, though they maintain a notorious historical reputation. Workhouses were intended to be specialized institutions, with dedicated subdivisions for the management of different categories of inmate. Examining the workhouse provision from an archaeological perspective, the authors demonstrate the heterogeneity of the Poor Law system from a built heritage perspective. This volume forms a social archaeology of the lived experience of poverty and health in the nineteenth century.

Info autore

Charlotte Newman is a House and Collections Manager at the National Trust, based in Cornwall, UK. She has a BA from the University of Leicester and an MA and PhD from the University of York. She has previously worked for English Heritage as a curator (2011-2019). She has published on archaeological and material approaches to institutions and interiors.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Katherine Fennelly, Charlotte Newman, Katherine Newman Fennelly, Charlotte Fennelly Newman, Newman Charlotte, Fennelly Katherine
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.10.2023
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781805391098
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-109-8
• Numero di pagine: 174
• Categorie: European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Archaeology, Political and Economic Anthropology, Social security and welfare law, Social security & welfare law, Archaeology; History (General); Political and Economic Anthropology