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Accommodating Poverty : The Housing and Living Arrangements of the English Poor, c. 1600-1850 / edited by J. McEwan, P. Sharpe.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social history.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Economic history.
- Europe--History--1492-.
- Europe.
- History, Modern.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Economic History.
- History of Early Modern Europe.
- Modern History.
- Local Subjects:
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Economic History.
- History of Early Modern Europe.
- Modern History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor betweeen 1650 and 1850. Chapters investigate poor households in urban, rural and metropolitan contexts, and contribute to wider investigations into British economic and social conditions in the long Eighteenth century.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The value of accommodation
- pt. 2. Mobility and household composition
- pt. 3. Parochial relief and charity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612999758
- 9781282999756
- 1282999753
- 9780230304703
- 0230304702
- OCLC:
- 700707114
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