397 Pages
by
Routledge
398 Pages
by
Routledge
397 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: The Poor Law; 1. The poor law before 1834: Appendix – The 1834 Report 2. The poor law after 1834 3. The poor law 1870-1914 4. Statistical appendix: Pauperism in England and Wales c. 1800-1939; Part Two: Social Investigations; 5. Mayhew 6. Engels: Appendix – The Condition has no other 7. Booth: Appendix – Booth and pauperism 8. Rowntree; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Karel Williams
