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This is a study of the nature and operation of the poor law system in post-Famine ireland. Topics covered include the politicisation of the welfare system, the relief of distress, the provision of labourers' cottages and the role of women.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The poor law system in nineteenth-century Ireland
2. Poor law boards and the advance of Irish nationalism
3. Poor relief and the prosecution of the land campaign
4. Famine echoes: the relief of distress
5. Labourers’ cottages: the poor law as an engine of social change
6. Domestic politics: women and poor law administration
Conclusion
Select bibliography
Index

Politics Pauperism and Power in Late

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 2/28/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719091346, 978-0719091346
      ISBN10: 0719091349

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a study of the nature and operation of the poor law system in post-Famine ireland. Topics covered include the politicisation of the welfare system, the relief of distress, the provision of labourers' cottages and the role of women.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. The poor law system in nineteenth-century Ireland
      2. Poor law boards and the advance of Irish nationalism
      3. Poor relief and the prosecution of the land campaign
      4. Famine echoes: the relief of distress
      5. Labourers’ cottages: the poor law as an engine of social change
      6. Domestic politics: women and poor law administration
      Conclusion
      Select bibliography
      Index

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