State, Society and the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England
In Nineteenth-Century England
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1999
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-63254-3 (ISBN)
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-63254-3 (ISBN)
Today it is impossible to separate discussion of poverty from the priorities of state welfare. 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.
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.
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.
ALAN KIDD is Reader in History at Manchester Metropolitan University. His previous publications include Manchester, The Making of the British Middle Class and Gender, Civic Culture and Consumerism.
Acknowledgements
A Mixed Economy of Welfare
The State and Pauperism
Voluntary Charity and the Poor
The Working Class, Self Help and Mutual Aid
Poverty and Welfare in Historical Perspective
Appendix
Notes
Further Reading
Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.7.1999 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Social History in Perspective | Social History in Perspective |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 281 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-333-63254-0 / 0333632540 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-333-63254-3 / 9780333632543 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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