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The English Poor Law, 1531-1782 (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed): Paul Slack

The English Poor Law, 1531-1782 (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)

Paul Slack

Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History

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The poor law had a profound impact on English society between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries. Designed to reform the poor as much as to relieve poverty, it also shaped institutions of government and determined people's expectations and assumptions about social welfare. Over the last few decades there has been a good deal of detailed research examining how the law was implemented in different regions, its influence on social attitudes and social realities, and its significance as a major burden on local government and a source of political and social concern. The English Poor Law, 1531-1782 provides a concise synthesis of past work, explaining the origins of this unique system of welfare, and showing how the poor law played a central role in English social and political development from the Reformation to the Industrial Revolution.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History
Release date: September 1995
First published: 1995
Authors: Paul Slack
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 88
Edition: 2 Rev Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-55785-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-521-55785-2
Barcode: 9780521557856

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