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Poverty and the poor law in Ireland, 1850-1914 / Virginia Crossman.
LIBRA KDK895 .C7 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crossman, Virginia, author.
- Series:
- Reappraisals in Irish history ; 4.
- Reappraisals in Irish history ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor laws--Ireland--History--19th century.
- Poor laws.
- Poor laws--Ireland--History--20th century.
- Poverty--Ireland--History--19th century.
- Poverty.
- Poverty--Ireland--History--20th century.
- Poor--Ireland--History--19th century.
- Poor.
- Poor--Ireland--History--20th century.
- History.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 253 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- 'Poverty and the Poor Law in Ireland' provides a detailed and comprehensive assessment of the ideological basis and practical operation of the poor law system in the post-famine period in Ireland.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Concepts of Poverty and Poor Relief 12
- Chapter 2 Context and Trends 33
- Chapter 3 Outdoor Relief 63
- Chapter 4 The Workhouse 101
- Chapter 5 The Sick, Infirm and Lunatics 139
- Chapter 6 Single Mothers and Prostitutes 168
- Chapter 7 Mendicancy and Vagrancy 198.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781846319419
- 1846319412
- OCLC:
- 865012162
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