From Pauperism to Poverty

by Karel Williams

Book Overview

First published in 1981, From Pauperism to Poverty consists of seven essays, three of which focus on the English poor law between 1800 and 1914 and four of which examine texts of social investigation by Mayhew, Engels, Booth and Rowntree. Rather than making a specialist contribution to the history of social thought and policy, the essays raise general questions about current ways of writing history and alternative analyses of specific texts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138698598
• ISBN13: 9781138698598
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"