Vagrancy in English Culture and Society, 1650-1750

by David Hitchcock and Dr David Hitchcock

Book Overview

The 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350058122
• ISBN13: 9781350058125
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"