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The Workhouse System 1834-1929: The History of an English Social Institution (Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World)

M.A. Crowther

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Description:First published in 1981. Professor Crowther traces the history of the workhouse system from the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 to the Local Government Act of 1929.At their outset the large residential institutions were seen by the Poor Law Commissioners as a cure for nearly all social ills. In fact these formidable, impersonal, prison-like buildings - housing all paupers under one roof - became institutionalised: places where routine came to be an end in itself. In the early twentieth century some of the workhouses became hospitals or homes for the old or handicapped but many continued to form a residual service for those who needed long-term care.Crowther pays attention not only to the administrators but also to the inmates and their daily life. She illustrates that the workhouse system was not simply a nineteenth-century phenomenon but a forerunner of many of today's social institutions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Workhouse System 1834-1929: The History of an English Social Institution (Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World). To get started finding The Workhouse System 1834-1929: The History of an English Social Institution (Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: First published in 1981. Professor Crowther traces the history of the workhouse system from the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 to the Local Government Act of 1929.At their outset the large residential institutions were seen by the Poor Law Commissioners as a cure for nearly all social ills. In fact these formidable, impersonal, prison-like buildings - housing all paupers under one roof - became institutionalised: places where routine came to be an end in itself. In the early twentieth century some of the workhouses became hospitals or homes for the old or handicapped but many continued to form a residual service for those who needed long-term care.Crowther pays attention not only to the administrators but also to the inmates and their daily life. She illustrates that the workhouse system was not simply a nineteenth-century phenomenon but a forerunner of many of today's social institutions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Workhouse System 1834-1929: The History of an English Social Institution (Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World). To get started finding The Workhouse System 1834-1929: The History of an English Social Institution (Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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