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Poverty Archaeology: Architecture, Material Culture and the Workhouse Under the New Poor Law

Poverty Archaeology: Architecture, Material Culture and the Workhouse Under the New Poor Law

Hardcover

AnthropologyArchaeologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1805391097
ISBN13: 9781805391098
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Oct 13 2023
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

The Poor Laws in the United Kingdom left a built and material legacy of over two centuries of legislative provision for the poor and infirm. Workhouses represent the first centralized, state-organized system for welfare, though they maintain a notorious historical reputation. Workhouses were intended to be specialized institutions, with dedicated subdivisions for the management of different categories of inmate. Examining the workhouse provision from an archaeological perspective, the authors demonstrate the heterogeneity of the Poor Law system from a built heritage perspective. This volume forms a social archaeology of the lived experience of poverty and health in the nineteenth century.

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