Old Age and the English Poor Law, 1500-1700
L. A. Botelho
Old Age and the English Poor Law, 1500-1700 explores the virtually unknown world of the aged poor in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. It asks a question of national significance - how the elderly poor managed to survive in a pre-industrial economy - but answers it at the level of the village. Through a comparison of two Suffolk villages, the many factors that make up the experience of old age (status, health, wealth, and local culture) are fully recognised, acknowledged, and factored into the interpretation. Botelho argues that the key to survival for these individuals was their own efforts, over and above that of a weekly pension. In other words, even for the aged, if one did not work, one did not eat.
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Godina:
2004
Izdavač:
Boydell Press
Jezik:
english
Strane:
209
ISBN 10:
1843830949
ISBN 13:
9781843830948
Fajl:
PDF, 724 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2004
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