English local government, a series ... on the growth and structure of English local government / by Sidney and Beatrice Webb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webb, Sidney, 1859-1947.

Webb, Beatrice, 1858-1943, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--Great Britain--History.

Local government.

Great Britain.

History.

Physical Description:

11 volumes ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Hamden, Conn.,] : Archon Books, 1963.

Contents:

v. 1. The parish and the county.

v. 2-3. The manor and the borough.

v. 4. Statutory authorities for special purposes, with a summary of the development of local government structure. v. 6. English prisons under local government.

v. 7. English poor low history, pt. 1. The old poor law.

v. 8-9. English poor law history, pt. 2. The last hundred years.

v. 10. English poor law policy.

v. 11. The history of liquor licensing, principally from 1700 to 1830.

Notes:

Reprint of the 1st ed., published 1903-1929.

Vol. 6 has imprint: London, F. Cass.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

OCLC:

185061740