Perspectives in Economic and Social History
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Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America: The Development of Social Insurance
1st Edition
Edited
By Bernard Harris
January 20, 2016
Over the last twenty years, historians have become increasingly interested in the role of non-state organizations in the development of welfare services. This study is particularly focused on the role of friendly societies and other insurance bodies in the provision of aid for the elderly and the ...
Insanity and the Lunatic Asylum in the Nineteenth Century
1st Edition
By Serena Trowbridge
December 01, 2014
The nineteenth-century asylum was the scene of both terrible abuses and significant advancements in treatment and care. The essays in this collection look at the asylum from the perspective of the place itself – its architecture, funding and purpose – and at the experience of those who were sent ...
Perspectives in Economic and Social History 1-25
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert E. Wright, Andreas Gestrich, Steven King
June 01, 2014
Contains the first ten books from the series....
Perspectives in Economic and Social History 1–10
1st Edition
Edited
By Andreas Gestrich, Steven King, Robert E. Wright
July 01, 2011
Contains the first ten books from the Economic and Social History series....
The Decline of Jute: Managing Industrial Change
1st Edition
By Carlo Morelli
May 01, 2011
By looking at the decline of the jute industry, this study assesses the successes and failures of Britain’s managed economy. It also addresses broader arguments about the political economy of twentieth-century Britain....