Begging, charity and religion in pre-famine Ireland
Beggars and begging were ubiquitous features of pre-Famine Irish society, yet have gone largely unexamined by historians. This volume explores for the first time the complex cultures of mendicancy, as well as how wider societal perceptions of and responses to begging were framed by social class, gen...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Liverpool University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Reappraisals in Irish history
13 |
| Further subjects: | B
Charities
B Europe / Ireland / HISTORY B Ireland B Charities (Ireland) History 19th century B Ireland Social conditions 19th century B Social Conditions B History B Begging (Ireland) History 19th century B Begging |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781786941572 |
| Summary: | Beggars and begging were ubiquitous features of pre-Famine Irish society, yet have gone largely unexamined by historians. This volume explores for the first time the complex cultures of mendicancy, as well as how wider societal perceptions of and responses to begging were framed by social class, gender and religion |
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| Item Description: | Title from content provider |
| ISBN: | 1786941570 |