The Childhood of the Poor

Welfare in Eighteenth-Century London
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-34659-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

Was there a notion of childhood for the labouring classes, and was it distinctive from that of the elite? Examining pauper childhood, family life and societal reform, Levene asks whether new models of childhood in the eighteenth century affected the treatment of the young poor, and reveals how they and their families were helped through hard times.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levene, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction - the Childhood of the Poor Poor Children and their Families The Development of Parish Nursing The Supervision of Parish Nursing Parents and Parish Childcare Children and the Metropolitan Workhouse Making Shift – Outdoor Relief and Charity Making Shift - Community, Friends and Family Conclusions – the Childhood of the Poor Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

ALYSA LEVENE is Reader in History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has published widely on the history of child welfare, including child abandonment, mortality, illegitimacy and pauper apprenticeship. Her previous monograph, was published in 2007.