{"product_id":"providing-for-the-poor-the-old-poor-law-1750-1834-paperback","title":"Providing for the Poor: The Old Poor Law, 1750-1834 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Collinge\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLouise Falcini\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of the Old Poor Law, which was the primary support for the poor in England and Wales from 1601 to 1834.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Old Poor Law, which was established in 1601 in England and Wales and was in force until 1834, was administered by the local parish and dispensed goods and services to paupers, providing a uniquely comprehensive, premodern system of support for the poor. \u003ci\u003eProviding for the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e brings together academics and practitioners from across disciplines to reexamine the micropolitics of poverty in the long eighteenth century through the eyes of the poor, their providers, and enablers. Covering such topics as the providence of the parochial sixpence, which was given in order to get a beggar to move along to another parish, to coercive marriages, plebeian clothing, and the much broader implications of vagrancy toward 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 difficult times and documents the rising bureaucracy inherent in the system to produce a radical new history of the Old Poor Law in astonishing detail.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Collinge\u003c\/b\u003e is a post-doctoral researcher on the AHRC-funded joint project, \"Small Bills and Petty Finance 1700-1834: Cocreating the History of the Old Poor Law.\" \u003cb\u003eLouise Falcini\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow in history at the University of Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727406075967,"sku":"9781914477119","price":75.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/47d5993e4397cb59cc9762714a0edf49.webp?v=1765114697","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/providing-for-the-poor-the-old-poor-law-1750-1834-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}