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Introduction

Abstract

The introduction outlines the historiographical importance of the book and shows how the poor have been considerably under-researched for too long, while work on the middling sort and the elite has grown apace. It also details key terms, sources and methodologies, and conceptual issues used in the volume.

Abstract

The introduction outlines the historiographical importance of the book and shows how the poor have been considerably under-researched for too long, while work on the middling sort and the elite has grown apace. It also details key terms, sources and methodologies, and conceptual issues used in the volume.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of figures vi
  4. List of tables viii
  5. Acknowledgements xi
  6. List of abbreviations xiii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1 Accommodating the poor 31
  9. 2 Material wealth and material poverty 55
  10. 3 Building blocks of the home 84
  11. 4 Comforts of the hearth 117
  12. 5 Eating and drinking 143
  13. 6 Non-essential goods 180
  14. 7 Contrasting genders and locations 206
  15. Conclusion 220
  16. Select bibliography 224
  17. Index 246
At home with the poor
This chapter is in the book At home with the poor
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526160850.00007

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of figures vi
  4. List of tables viii
  5. Acknowledgements xi
  6. List of abbreviations xiii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. 1 Accommodating the poor 31
  9. 2 Material wealth and material poverty 55
  10. 3 Building blocks of the home 84
  11. 4 Comforts of the hearth 117
  12. 5 Eating and drinking 143
  13. 6 Non-essential goods 180
  14. 7 Contrasting genders and locations 206
  15. Conclusion 220
  16. Select bibliography 224
  17. Index 246
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