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Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860

Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State

Larry Patriquin

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Palgrave Macmillan UK img Link Publisher

Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Regional- und Ländergeschichte

Beschreibung

This book examines the evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the context of the unique class relations of agrarian capitalism, it considers how and why relief in England in the early modern period was distinct.

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England, revolution, early modern period, law, industrial revolution