Accommodating Poverty [electronic resource] : The Housing and Living Arrangements of the English Poor, c. 1600–1850 /
McEwan, Joanne.editor.
Sharpe, Pamela.editor.
This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor betweeen 1650 and 1850. Chapters investigate poor households in urban, rural and metropolitan contexts, and contribute to wider investigations into British economic and social conditions in the long Eighteenth century.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The value of accommodation -- pt. 2. Mobility and household composition -- pt. 3. Parochial relief and charity.
This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor betweeen 1650 and 1850. Chapters investigate poor households in urban, rural and metropolitan contexts, and contribute to wider investigations into British economic and social conditions in the long Eighteenth century.
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