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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Valentina Bold , Wendy GordonPublisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Imprint: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Edition: New edition Volume: 14 Weight: 0.344kg ISBN: 9781800799905ISBN 10: 180079990 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 25 April 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: The Case of the Unemployed and Destitute Inhabitants: Managing Poverty in Paisley before the New Poor Law: 1834–42 – The Case of the Distant Legislature: How the New Poor Law Came to Paisley: 1842–6 – The Case of the Girl Who Lived on Her Clothes: How the People of Paisley Met the Poor Law – The Case of the Starving Men: Relieving the Able-bodied Unemployed: 1847–66 – The Case of the Widow’s Settlement: The New Poor Law and Women’s Agency: 1850–61 – The Case of the Crowded Asylum: A Contest for Local Control: 1858–1876.ReviewsAuthor InformationWendy M. Gordon is Professor of History at SUNY Plattsburgh, where she has flourished since 1998. She received her Ph.D. from Central Michigan University, conferred jointly with the University of Strathclyde. She previously wrote Mill Girls and Strangers: Single Women’s Independent Migration in England, Scotland and the United States (2002). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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