{"product_id":"poor-relief-in-england-1350-1600-marjorie-keniston-mcintosh-9781107634534","title":"Poor Relief in England, 1350-1600","description":"Between the mid fourteenth century and the Poor Laws of 1598 and 1601, English poor relief moved toward a more coherent and comprehensive network of support. Marjorie McIntosh's study, the first to trace developments across that time span, focuses on three types of assistance: licensed begging and the solicitation of charitable alms; hospitals and almshouses for the bedridden and elderly; and the aid given by parishes. It explores changing conceptions of poverty and charity and altered roles for the church, state and private organizations in the provision of relief. The study highlights fraud and negligence, mounting concern with proper supervision and accounting, cooperation between national and lower levels of government, and the creativity of local people in responding to poverty. This groundbreaking work challenges existing accounts of the Poor Laws, showing that they addressed problems with forms of aid already in use rather than creating a new system of relief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marjorie Keniston McIntosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1107634539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107634534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Marjorie Keniston McIntosh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001333301503,"sku":"9781107634534","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46655a8f-4abd-463b-a2b1-088461cec8ec.jpg?v=1751600766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poor-relief-in-england-1350-1600-marjorie-keniston-mcintosh-9781107634534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}