Power and Pauperism: The Workhouse System, 1834 1884

by Felix Driver

Book Overview

Power and Pauperism aims to provide a new perspective on the place of the workhouse in the history and geography of nineteenth-century society and social policy. The workhouse system is set in the wider context in an age associated, paradoxically, with both laissez-faire and increasing state regulation. The study pays particular attention to conflicts over Poor Law policy and workhouse design. Dr Driver demonstrates that despite appearances the workhouse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521607477
• ISBN13: 9780521607476
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"