Poverty and Welfare in Scotland, 1890-1948 (Edinburgh Education and Society Series)
by Levitt, Ian
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0852245831
- ISBN 13
- 9780852245835
- Seller
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.: Edinburgh University Press, 1990. This book examines the relationship between Scottish poverty, social class, politics, and the origins of the Welfare State; it shows how changing material expectations led to popular demands for a drastic overhaul of the existing welfare system, with a detailed analysis of the evolution and downfall of the Scottish Poor Law; includes portraits and photographs (green pictorial cover with white & black lettering, very slight edge wear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore ). Trade Paperback. Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- House of Our Own Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006107
- Title
- Poverty and Welfare in Scotland, 1890-1948 (Edinburgh Education and Society Series)
- Author
- Levitt, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0852245831
- ISBN 13
- 9780852245835
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1990
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