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Author Ottaway, Susannah R., 1967-

Title The decline of life : old age in eighteenth-century England / Susannah R. Ottaway.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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 Moore Stacks  HQ1064.G7 O88 2004    Available  ---
Description xiv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 39
Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 39.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-314) and index.
Contents Who was "old" in eighteenth-century England? -- The activities of the "helmsman" : self-reliance, work, and community expectations of the elderly -- "The comforts of a private fire-side" -- Independent but not alone : family ties for the elderly -- Community assistance to the aged under the Old Poor Law -- Continuity and change in community assistance to the elderly over the eighteenth century -- Within workhouse walls : indoor relief for the elderly -- Conclusion : old age as a useful category of historical analysis.
Subject Older people -- England -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Older people.
England.
Social conditions.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Old age -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Old age.
History.
Aging -- England -- History -- 18th century.
Aging.
ISBN 0521815800 hardback

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