The decline of life : old age in eighteenth-century England

Ottaway, Susannah R. 1967- (Author).

Summary: This is an important new study of the history of ageing. Ottaway combines a comprehensive survey of existing literature with original interpretation and analysis of available data, using a wide variety of sources. Her lively and sophisticated analysis will be of great interest to scholars in British and social history.

Record details

ISBN: 0521815800
ISBN: 9780521815802
ISBN: 9780511495977
ISBN: 9780511187650
ISBN: 9780511186721
ISBN: 9780511185816
ISBN: 9780511184987
ISBN: 0521815800
ISBN: 0511495978
ISBN: 0511187653
ISBN: 051118672X
ISBN: 0511185812
ISBN: 0511184980
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrations
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Computer data.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-314) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.