Title On the parish? : the micro-politics of poor relief in rural England, c. 1550-1750 / Steve Hindle

Published Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 521 pages) Series Oxford studies in social history Oxford studies in social history Contents List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Poverty Beyond Public Policy; 1. Shift; 2. Dole; 3. Work; 4. Collection; 5. Exclusion; 6. Negotiation; Conclusion: The Changing Experience of Poor Relief; Bibliography; Index Summary 'On The Parish?' is a study of the experience of poor relief in the rural parishes of early modern England. It explores the relationship of paupers not only to the parish officers who administered the Elizabethan poor laws but also to their kinfolk and neighbours who continued to provide extensive networks of informal support Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-500) and index Notes Print version record Subject Public welfare -- England -- History -- 17th century Public welfare -- England -- History -- 16th century Public welfare -- England -- History -- 18th century Church work with the poor -- England Poor -- England -- History -- 17th century Poor -- England -- History -- 16th century Poor -- England -- History -- 18th century Poverty -- history Social Welfare -- history SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness. Church work with the poor. Poor. Public welfare. Armenzorg. Armenwet. Platteland. Lokale gemeenschappen. Politieke aspecten. England. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Oxford University Press ISBN 9781435622739 1435622731 0191533858 9780191533853 9780199271320 0199271321

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