Providing for the Poor

The Old Poor Law in England and Wales, administered by the local parish, dispensed benefits to paupers providing a uniquely comprehensive, pre-modern system of relief. Remaining in force until 1834, the law provided goods and services to keep the poor alive. Combining short- and long-form articles a...

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description The Old Poor Law in England and Wales, administered by the local parish, dispensed benefits to paupers providing a uniquely comprehensive, pre-modern system of relief. Remaining in force until 1834, the law provided goods and services to keep the poor alive. Combining short- and long-form articles and essays, Providing for the Poor brings together academics and practitioners from across disciplines to re-examine the micro-politics of poverty in the long eighteenth century through the eyes of the poor, their providers and enablers. From the providence of the parochial sixpence given in order to move a beggar on, to coercive marriages, plebeian clothing and the much broader implications of vagrancy towards the end of the long eighteenth century, this volume aims to bridge the gaps in our understanding of the experiences of people across the social spectrum whose lives were touched by the Old Poor Law. It brings together some of the wider arguments concerning the nature of welfare during economically testing times, and navigates the rising bureaucracy inherent in the system, to produce a radical new history of the Old Poor Law in astonishing detail.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1321532025-03-21T04:41:13Z Providing for the Poor Collinge, Peter Falcini, Louise poverty urban poor London British cities The Old Poor Law sixpence workhouse paupers vagrancy Bedlam poor women work labour class poor relief dress history unmarried women illegitimate children The Old Poor Law in England and Wales, administered by the local parish, dispensed benefits to paupers providing a uniquely comprehensive, pre-modern system of relief. Remaining in force until 1834, the law provided goods and services to keep the poor alive. Combining short- and long-form articles and essays, Providing for the Poor brings together academics and practitioners from across disciplines to re-examine the micro-politics of poverty in the long eighteenth century through the eyes of the poor, their providers and enablers. From the providence of the parochial sixpence given in order to move a beggar on, to coercive marriages, plebeian clothing and the much broader implications of vagrancy towards the end of the long eighteenth century, this volume aims to bridge the gaps in our understanding of the experiences of people across the social spectrum whose lives were touched by the Old Poor Law. It brings together some of the wider arguments concerning the nature of welfare during economically testing times, and navigates the rising bureaucracy inherent in the system, to produce a radical new history of the Old Poor Law in astonishing detail. 2023-12-22T04:00:58Z 2023-12-22T04:00:58Z 2023-12-21T16:36:02Z 2022 book ONIX_20231221_9781914477140_14 ONIX_20231221_9781914477140_14 OCN: 1343196783 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86295 9781913002206 9781914477102 9781914477119 9781914477126 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132153 eng New Historical Perspectives open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86295/1/9781914477140.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86295/1/9781914477140.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86295/1/9781914477140.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86295/1/9781914477140.pdf University of London Press University of London Press 10.14296/npin8958 10.14296/npin8958 3fae60e1-9f6a-42ab-a7ee-73df8c57b4f2 9781913002206 9781914477102 9781914477119 9781914477126 University of London Press 224 London open access
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poor relief
dress history
unmarried women
illegitimate children
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