The poor in England, 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts /: an economy of makeshifts. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Economy of makeshifts
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Steven King and Alannah Tomkins.
• Other Names: King, Steven, 1966-; Tomkins, Alannah
• Contents: List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction (Alannah Tomkins and Steven King); 2 'Not by bread only'? Common right, parish relief and endowed charity in a forest economy, c. 1600-1800 (Steve Hindle); 3 The economy of makeshifts and the role of the poor law: a game of chance? (Margaret Hanly); 4 'Agents in their own concerns'? Charity and the economy of makeshifts in eighteenth-century Britain (Sarah Lloyd); 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London (Heather Shore).
• Publisher Details: Manchester, U.K New York : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 285 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 305.5/69/094209033; Poor -- England -- History; Income -- England -- History; Social networks -- England -- History; Charity -- History; Public welfare -- England -- History; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness; Humanities; History; History: specific events and topics; Social and cultural history; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain; Charity; Income; Poor; Public welfare; Social networks; Armoede; Liefdadigheid; Welzijnszorg; Armut; Electronic books; England; England -- Poorhouses, poor law, etc -- History; England; Electronic books; Electronic books -- History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1423706382; 9781423706380; 9781847790668; 1847790666
• Related ISBNs: 9780719061592; 0719061598; 1847790666; 1280734132; 9781280734137
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.