Making of the Irish Poor Law Hb

by Peter Gray

The making of the Irish poor law, 1815-43' examines the debates preceding and surrounding the 1838 act on the nature of Irish poverty and the responsibilities of society towards it. It traces the various campaigns for a poor law from the later eighteenth century. The nature and internal frictions of the great Irish poor inquiry of 1833-36 are analysed, along with the policy recommendations made by its chair, Archbishop Whately. It considers the aims...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719076498
• ISBN13: 9780719076497
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"