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Titre(s) : The Loes and Wilford Poor Law Incorporation, 1765-1826 [Texte imprimé] : "a prison with a milder name" / edited by John Shaw ; general editor Harvey Osborne
Publication : Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2019
Description matérielle : liv, 501 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Collection : Suffolk Records Society ; volume LXII
Lien à la collection : Publications - Suffolk records society
Note(s) : "A Suffolk Records Society publication"--T.p. verso. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes
"Between 1660 and 1841, some 149 "corporations of the poor" were created in England
through local acts. By uniting a number of parishes, these "corporations" hoped to
deal more effectively with the growing problem of pauperism. This volume, focussing
on 33 parishes in the hundreds of Loes and Wilford in east Suffolk, is the first detailed
exploration of a rural incorporation. The incorporation's approach towards the poor
was truly revolutionary: setting the able-bodied to work in the purpose-built house
of industry, educating the children, punishing the indolent, and caring for the sick
and impotent in a humane way. By charting the incorporation's complete history, this
volume allows for the exploration of the wide range of social policies implemented
during those years. Through a wealth of documents, we witness the zeal of the initial
promoters in the 1760s; the construction and management of the House; the development
of medical services; the problems faced by the economic crisis of the 1790s; and,
as costs continued to rise, the gradual disillusionment of the local elites, leading
to the institution's demise in 1826"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Shaw, John (19..-.... ; historien). Éditeur scientifique
Osborne, Harvey. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Lois sur les pauvres -- Suffolk (GB) -- Histoire
Pauvres -- Conditions sociales -- Suffolk (GB) -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
362.509 41 (23e éd.) = Personnes pauvres (problèmes et services sociaux) - Îles britanniques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781783273829. - ISBN 1783273828
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45789807t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45789807
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