Poverty Archaeology

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Poverty Archaeology is written by Charlotte Newman and published by Berghahn Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1805391100 (ISBN 10) and 9781805391104 (ISBN 13).

The Poor Laws in the United Kingdom left a built and material legacy of over two centuries of legislative provision for the poor and infirm. Workhouses represent the first centralized, state-organized system for welfare, though they maintain a notorious historical reputation. Workhouses were intended to be specialized institutions, with dedicated subdivisions for the management of different categories of inmate. Examining the workhouse provision from an archaeological perspective, the authors demonstrate the heterogeneity of the Poor Law system from a built heritage perspective. This volume forms a social archaeology of the lived experience of poverty and health in the nineteenth century.