Protesting about Pauperism
Subtitle: Poverty, Politics and Poor Relief in Late-Victorian England, 1870-1900 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series) ... Society Studies in History New Series)
Publisher: Royal Historical Society
Published: September 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780861932924
Subjects: British & Irish history; Poverty; History; History - General History; History: World; British Isles; Modern - General; History / Europe; History / Modern / General; World history: from c 1900 -; 19th century; Great Britain; Poor; Public welfare
Description: "This is the first publication in a generation to look afresh at poverty, politics and poor relief in late-Victorian England. It makes a groundbreaking and innovative contribution to welfare studies and will be essential reading not only for poor law historians, but also for all historians interested in the field of late-Victorian social, political and medical history."--BOOK JACKET.