Poverty Archaeology

Architecture, Material Culture and the Workhouse under the New Poor Law

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-10-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:412 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:174
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781805391098

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Charlotte Newman is a Senior House and Collections Manager at the National Trust, based in Cornwall, UK. She has a BA from the University of Leicester and an MA and PhD from the University of York. She has previously worked for English Heritage as a curator (2011-2019). She has published on archaeological and material approaches to institutions and interiors.

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“This is an excellent and fascinating examination of how archaeology can inform the study of poverty in nineteenth century England. The work takes as its focus the exploration of workhouses and how the analysis of the built material culture can aid our understanding of them. It exemplifies the value of using detailed case studies to interrogate and critique national models and understandings of social experience. To tell, what Hicks and Beaudry have called, ‘stories that matter’.” • Matthew Jenkins, University of York

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresForwardIntroductionChapter 1. Poverty ArchaeologyChapter 2. The SickChapter 3. The ElderlyChapter 4. The YoungChapter 5. The MadChapter 6. The WorkersConcluding ThoughtsBibliography