Poor Relief in Ireland, 1851-1914
Author:   Mel Cousins
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9783034307376


Pages:   307
Publication Date:   25 August 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Mel Cousins
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9783034307376


ISBN 10:   3034307373
Pages:   307
Publication Date:   25 August 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Poor Relief in Ireland, 1851-1914 - Regional Trends in the Poor Law - Poor Relief and Family Structures - The Poor Law in the Post-Famine Decades, 1851-1878 - The Land War and Local Politics, 1879-1891 - Outdoor Relief and Labourers' Cottages: Nationalism and/or Economics? - The Poor Law and the `Plan of Campaign', 1886-1891 - The Democratisation of Local Government and the Poor Law, 1892-1906 - The Broader Role of the Boards of Guardians in Local Politics and Community - The End of the Poor Law, 1907-1914.

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«This work represents an important addition to Irish social history, makes a significant contribution to current understandings and debates surrounding the Irish Poor Law, and will be the first port of call for many working in the general field of Irish welfare history.» (Donnacha Seán Lucey, Reviews in History 07/2012)


This work represents an important addition to Irish social history, makes a significant contribution to current understandings and debates surrounding the Irish Poor Law, and will be the first port of call for many working in the general field of Irish welfare history. (Donnacha Sean Lucey, Reviews in History 07/2012)


This work represents an important addition to Irish social history, makes a significant contribution to current understandings and debates surrounding the Irish Poor Law, and will be the first port of call for many working in the general field of Irish welfare history. (Donnacha Sean Lucey, Reviews in History 07/2012)


Author Information

Mel Cousins is the author of The Birth of Social Welfare in Ireland, a study of the development of the welfare system in twentieth-century Ireland, and of a number of articles on the Poor Law and related issues. He lectures in the history of social policy at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and has previously lectured at Trinity College Dublin.

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