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3. THE NEW POOR LAW

Frank F. Rosenblatt

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The Chartist Movement. in Its Social and Economic Aspects

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Frontmatter 3
PREFACE 7
CONTENTS 11
I. PROTOTYPES OF CHARTISM 21
II. THE WHIG RULE 34
3. THE NEW POOR LAW 47
4. THE UNIVERSAL DISTRESS 59
5. LABOR LEGISLATION AND TRADE UNIONISM 70
6. THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER 84
7. THE LEADERS 98
8. THE GOSPEL OF REVOLT 122
9. THE PEOPLE 138
10. THE PETITION, THE CONVENTION AND THE GOVERNMENT 153
11. THE WRESTLING FORCES 175
12. THE NEWPORT RIOT 191
APPENDIX A 208
APPENDIX B 213
APPENDIX C 234
APPENDIX D 239
INDEX 245
VITA 249

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter 3
PREFACE 7
CONTENTS 11
I. PROTOTYPES OF CHARTISM 21
II. THE WHIG RULE 34
3. THE NEW POOR LAW 47
4. THE UNIVERSAL DISTRESS 59
5. LABOR LEGISLATION AND TRADE UNIONISM 70
6. THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER 84
7. THE LEADERS 98
8. THE GOSPEL OF REVOLT 122
9. THE PEOPLE 138
10. THE PETITION, THE CONVENTION AND THE GOVERNMENT 153
11. THE WRESTLING FORCES 175
12. THE NEWPORT RIOT 191
APPENDIX A 208
APPENDIX B 213
APPENDIX C 234
APPENDIX D 239
INDEX 245
VITA 249

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