The English Poor in the Eighteenth Century: A Study in Social and Administrative History

by Dorothy Marshall

First published in 2006. In the eighteenth century England scope and activities of the Poor Laws were wider than they are to-day-they had jurisdiction over a larger class of people and were expected to do more for them-this widespread influence assumed particular importance after the Restoration, because from that date England was entering on a career of social and industrial change. The purpose of this study is to give an account both of the way...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415847400
• ISBN13: 9780415847407
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"