{"product_id":"the-state-of-the-poor-or-an-history-of-the-labouring-classes-in-england-from-the-conquest-to-the-present-period-paperback-9781108036894","title":"The State of the Poor; Or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036894","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe State of the Poor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1797, this three-volume work describes poverty in England and the various measures introduced to deal with it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederick Morton Eden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108036894, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e674 pages\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 3.4 cm, 1.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Frederick Morton Eden (1766–1809) was an English writer and a pioneer social researcher. Eden studied at Christ Church, Oxford, and subsequently worked in banking and insurance, inheriting a baronetcy from his father, who had been the governor of the American province of Maryland, in 1784. Arguing that poverty could not be tackled without knowing what it actually meant to be poor, this innovative three-volume work is an attempt to define what poverty meant in concrete terms. It is packed with data from across England, divided by county, and covering factors such as food prices, wages, diet and mortality rates. Volume 3 presents the second set of reports on living conditions of the poor in the various English counties, sorted alphabetically from Surrey to Yorkshire, and the Welsh counties. A study of Scotland's poor is included in an appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eParochial Reports - England: Surrey\u003cbr\u003e Sussex\u003cbr\u003e Warwickshire\u003cbr\u003e Westmoreland\u003cbr\u003e Wiltshire\u003cbr\u003e Worcestershire\u003cbr\u003e Yorkshire\u003cbr\u003e North Wales: Denbighshire\u003cbr\u003e South Wales: Pembrokeshire\u003cbr\u003e Radnorshire\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: 1. A comparative and chronological table of prices\u003cbr\u003e 2. Wages appointed by statute, in 1495\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wages of labourers, rated by justices at different periods\u003cbr\u003e 4. Compositions paid by the different counties, in lieu of purveyance, in 1593\u003cbr\u003e 5. Extracts from the Houshold Book of the Earl of Surrey, in 1523\u003cbr\u003e 6. Extracts from Sir Edward Coke's houshold accounts, in 1596\u003cbr\u003e 7. Regulations of a House of Correction at Bury, Suffolk, in 1589\u003cbr\u003e 8. Principal Acts of Parliament concerning the poor\u003cbr\u003e 9. Catalogue and titles of the statutes relating to the poor\u003cbr\u003e 10. Account of the poor in Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mr. Pitt's speech on 12th February 1796, and heads of his Poor Bill\u003cbr\u003e 12. Expences and earnings of agricultural labourers, in various parts of England\u003cbr\u003e 13. Prices of provisions in Suffolk, for five years\u003cbr\u003e 14. Poor's rates, houses paying and exempted from window-tax, and population, in several parishes\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mr. Bailey's computation of the quantity of meat, etc. necessary in work-houses\u003cbr\u003e 16. Forms of registers for admissions, births, deaths, and apprenticeships of parish children\u003cbr\u003e 17. Account of broad and narrow cloths, manufactured in the West Riding of Yorkshire, since 1726\u003cbr\u003e and county expences in the West Riding, for several years\u003cbr\u003e 18. Catalogue of English publications concerning the poor\u003cbr\u003e 19. Proposal for a County Bank in Cumberland\u003cbr\u003e 20. Dr. Price's tables for regulating contributions and allowances in friendly societies\u003cbr\u003e 21. Mr. Pitt's Poor Bill, as amended by the Committee of the House of Commons\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909146435864,"sku":"9781108036894","price":55.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036894i_a4796e91-b1d0-4035-9ccf-86cb930aed24.jpg?v=1694873905","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-state-of-the-poor-or-an-history-of-the-labouring-classes-in-england-from-the-conquest-to-the-present-period-paperback-9781108036894","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}