Victorians and the case for charity : essays on responses to English poverty by the state, the church and the literati / edited by Marilyn D. Button and Jessica A. Sheetz-Nguyen.

"This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty in Britain. The project is organized against the backdrop of the 1834 New Poor Laws, recognizing that poverty garnered considerable attention in England because of its pervasive and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Button, Marilyn (Editor) Sheetz-Nguyen, Jessica A. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:	Poverty > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Poor > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Public welfare > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Poor laws > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century. Great Britain > Social policy.
Physical Description:	viii, 272 pages ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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