The poor in England 17001850

The poor in England 17001850Author: Alannah Tomkins ISBN: 9780719080432 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 01 Apr 2010 Pages: 296 Format: Paperback softback This fascinating study investigates the experience of English poverty between 1700 and 1900 and 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 survival. In

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