Accommodating Poverty: The Housing and Living Arrangements of the English Poor, c. 1600-1850

McEwan, J.; Sharpe, P.

This book offers a detailed examination of the living arrangements and material circumstances of the poor betweeen 1650 and 1850. Chapters investigate poor households in urban, rural and metropolitan contexts, and contribute to wider investigations into British economic and social conditions in the long Eighteenth century.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349360000

DOI: 10.1057/9780230304703

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 292