Poverty and Welfare in England, 1700–1850

A Regional Perspective

Steve King, Rebecca Mortimer

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English

Manchester University Press
28 September 2000

European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Poverty & unemployment

Series: Manchester Studies in Modern History

An overview of the literature on poverty, and of the welfare policies of the state, as well as the alternative welfare strategies of the poor for the period 1700 to 1850. Drawing on well-known contributions to the welfare debate, Steven King offers his perspective on how we should conceptualize poverty and how ordinary families and communities responded to that poverty. The book first details the legal framework which shaped the treatment of a poverty problem, before moving on to consider the historiography of poverty and welfare. A variety of primary source material is used to reconsider the extent of poverty in the period 1700 to 1850. The second half explores the ways in which communities, families and individuals responded to poverty, tracing the very different experiences of several regional units and using primary material to reinterpret the subject.

By: Steve King
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9780719049408
ISBN 10: 0719049407
Series: Manchester Studies in Modern History
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 28 September 2000
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven King is Senior Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University

Reviews for Poverty and Welfare in England, 1700–1850: A Regional Perspective

. ..King's book should not be ignored in any study of the regional patterns of welfare in England. --Stephen T. Ziliak, Journal of Interdisciplinary History