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Lawyers for the poor Legal advice, voluntary action and citizenship in England, 1890–1990 / Kate Bradley.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, Kate, Dr., author.
- Series:
- Manchester scholarship online.
- Manchester scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legal assistance to the poor.
- In forma pauperis.
- In forma pauperis--History.
- Legal assistance to the poor--England--History.
- England.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- This text examines the development of legal advice services in England, from their origins in 'Poor Man's Lawyer' voluntary work in the 1890s, through the growth of mutual schemes and newspaper advice bureaux, and to the challenges of meeting the needs of socially-excluded groups in the post-war period.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Making free legal aid and advice the business of state and profession
- The poor man's lawyer
- The political law
- The trade unions and legal services
- Technology, access and education
- Advisory services in the post-war welfare state
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781526136084
- 1526136082
- 9781526150394
- 1526150395
- OCLC:
- 1155496765
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