Politics, pauperism and power in late nineteenth-century Ireland by Virginia Crossman

Politics, pauperism and power in late nineteenth-century Ireland by Virginia Crossman

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This is a study of the nature and operation of the poor law system in post-Famine ireland. Topics covered include the politicisation of the welfare system, the relief of distress, the provision of labourers' cottages and the role of women.

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Politics, pauperism and power in late nineteenth-century Ireland by Virginia Crossman

This is a study of the nature and operation of the poor law system in post-Famine ireland. Topics covered include the politicisation of the welfare system, the relief of distress, the provision of labourers' cottages and the role of women. -- .
Virginia Crossman is Professor of Modern Irish History at Oxford Brookes University
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ISBN 13 9780719091346
ISBN 10 0719091349
Title Politics, pauperism and power in late nineteenth-century Ireland
Author Virginia Crossman
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2014-02-28
Number of pages 256
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