The English Poor Law, 1531-1782

by Paul Slack

Book Overview

The poor law had a profound impact on English society between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries. Designed to reform the poor as much as to relieve poverty, it also shaped institutions of government and determined people's expectations and assumptions about social welfare. Over the last few decades there has been a good deal of detailed research examining how the law was implemented in different regions, its influence on social attitudes and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521557852
• ISBN13: 9780521557856
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.4"