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The settlement of the poor in England, c.1660-1780 : law, society, and state formation / Naomi Tadmor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tadmor, Naomi, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in early modern British history
- Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor laws--England--History.
- Poor laws.
- Poor--England--History.
- Poor.
- Public welfare--Law and legislation--England--History.
- Public welfare.
- Legal assistance to the poor--England--History.
- Legal assistance to the poor.
- Public welfare--Law and legislation.
- England.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 344 pages) : illustrations
- illustration
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "The settlement of the poor in England is about social change and about history's unintended consequences. It is also about the struggles and experiences of individuals and communities. The settlement of the poor that emerged in 1662 still resonates today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The birth of settlement
- The settlement of the poor and the rise of the form
- Kinship, community, and settlement
- Governance, gender, social status, and settlement : or, where was Mrs Turner?
- The settlement of the fiscal-military state.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed September 3, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tadmor, Naomi. Settlement of the poor in England, c.1660-1780
- ISBN:
- 9781108599788
- 1108599788
- 9781108595063
- 1108595065
- 9781108585934
- 1108585930
- OCLC:
- 1382240456
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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