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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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Keywords
- Bedlam
- British cities
- class
- dress history
- History
- History: specific events & topics
- Humanities
- Illegitimate children
- labour
- London
- paupers
- Poor relief
- Poor women
- Poverty
- Poverty & unemployment
- sixpence
- Social & cultural history
- Social issues & processes
- Society & culture: general
- Society & Social Sciences
- The Old Poor Law
- thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFC Poverty and precarity
- thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
- unmarried women
- Urban poor
- Vagrancy
- Work
- workhouse
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DOI: 10.14296/npin8958Editions