Being Poor in Modern Europe

Being Poor in Modern Europe Historical Perspectives 1800-1940

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book brings together authors working on some of the most significant poverty and welfare research projects on the European stage. The contributions focus broadly on the experience of being poor in England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany between 1800 and the 1940s, a theme that has received inadequate attention in the European historiography thus far. The chapters are organised into three thematic sections. The first deals with the experience of being poor: networks, migration and survival strategies; the second with confinement, discipline, surveillance and classification: paths to the welfare state; and the third with the symbolism of poverty.

Book information

ISBN: 9780820471853
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.5690941
Language: English
Number of pages: 540
Weight: 726g
Height: 224mm
Width: 150mm
Spine width: 36mm