The poor in England 1700-1850: An economy of makeshifts
This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and in the ways in which the poor made ends meet. The phrase 'economy of makeshifts' has often been used to summarise the patchy, desperate and sometimes failing strategies of the poor for material...
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Main Author: | Tomkins, Alannah (auth) |
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Other Authors: | King, Steven (auth) |
Format: | Book Chapter |
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Manchester University Press
2003
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