The problem of the poor in Tudor and early Stuart England / A.L. Beier
Language: English
Published by London ; New York : Methuen, 1983
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Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description: ix, 42 pages. Subject: 16th-17th centuries. Poor laws England History. Public welfare England History. Poverty history. Social Welfare history. Poor England History 16th century. 1 Kg.
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- Title
- The problem of the poor in Tudor and early Stuart England / A.L. Beier
- Author
- Beier, A. L.
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Methuen
- Publication year
- 1983
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0416350607
- ISBN 13
- 9780416350609
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
- Series
- Book 26 of 33: Lancaster Pamphlets
This pamphlet examines recent research into the poor laws of Tudor and Stuart England. Dr Beier asks the question ‘who were the poor?’ and in answering it places the ‘problem of the poor’ in its historical context, examining it in relation to medieval provisions for dealing with poverty. He shows how far legislation was influenced by economic changes, by ideas about poverty and by the interests of the legislators themselves. Dr Beier evaluates the varying interpretations of the poor laws, from those who have seen them as an early ‘welfare state’ to those who have considered them to be the manifestation of a ‘Protestant ethic’. The major poor-law statues are summarized in an appendix, and there is a useful bibliography.
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