{"product_id":"vagrancy-in-english-culture-and-david-hitchcock-9781350058125","title":"Vagrancy in English Culture and Society, 1650-1750","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title 2017\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first social and cultural history of vagrancy between 1650 and 1750, this book combines sources from across England and the Atlantic world to describe the shifting and desperate experiences of the very poorest and most marginalized of people in early modernity; the outcasts, the wandering destitute, the disabled veteran, the aged labourer, the solitary pregnant woman on the road and those referred to as vagabonds and beggars are all explored in this comprehensive account of the subject. Using a rich array of archival and literary sources, \u003ci\u003eVagrancy in English Culture and Society, 1650-1750\u003c\/i\u003e offers a history not only of the experiences of vagrants themselves, but also of how the settled 'better sort' perceived vagrancy, how it was culturally represented in both popular and elite literature as a shadowy underworld of dissembling rogues, gypsies, and pedlars, and how these representations powerfully affected the lives of vagrants themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHitchcock's is an important study for all scholars and students interested in the social and cultural history of early modern England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hitchcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350058122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350058125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d","brand":"David Hitchcock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457905668351,"sku":"9781350058125","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f939dc0b-f9cc-4518-9ca0-9bb745900e9e.jpg?v=1777401524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vagrancy-in-english-culture-and-david-hitchcock-9781350058125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}