Description: Crime and Poverty in 19th-Century England Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). The Economy of Makeshifts Author(s): A.W. Ager Format: Hardback Language: English Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA ISBN-13: 9781441155085, 978-1441155085 Synopsis It has long been suggested that poverty was responsible for a criminal underclass emerging in Britain during the nineteenth century. Until quite recently, historians did little to challenge this perception. Using innovative quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques, this book looks in detail at some of the causal factors that motivated the poorer classes to commit crime, or act in ways that transgressed acceptable standards of behaviour. It demonstrates how the strategies that these individuals employed varied between urban and rural environments, and shows how the poor railed against legislative reforms that threatened the solvency of their households. In the process, this book provides the first solid appreciation of the complex relationship between crime and poverty in two distinct socio-economic regions between 1830 and 1885.
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Book Title: Crime and Poverty in 19th-Century England
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Publication Name: Crime and Poverty in 19th-Century England: the Economy of Makeshifts
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 234 mm
Subject: History, Criminology
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 481 g
Author: A.W. Ager
Item Width: 156 mm
Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment
Format: Hardcover
