Tim Hitchcock
London Lives
- ISBN 13:
- 9781107639942
- author:
- Tim Hitchcock
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 478
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2.1 x 22.8 cm
- Genre:
- History, Britain & Ireland, Ireland
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
London Lives Poverty, Crime and the Making of a Modern City, 1690-1800
This new study sheds light on the lesser-known experiences of eighteenth-century Londoners who struggled with poverty or crime. By examining the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals, including thieves, paupers, prostitutes, and highwaymen, the authors reveal how these people influenced social policy and shaped the evolution of the modern state.
The book explores how these individuals used various tactics to survive in their circumstances, from prison escapees to those who expertly manipulated the poor relief system. Through this lens, the authors argue that the poor and criminal exercised a profound form of agency that changed the system itself.
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