The decline of life : old age in eighteenth-century England / Susannah R. Ottaway.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 39.Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 322 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
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- Großbritannien Consulate Frankfurt am Main
- Older people -- England -- Social conditions -- 18th century
- Old age -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Aging -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Medicine -- History -- 18th century
- Family Relations
- History, 18th Century
- Personnes âgées -- Angleterre -- Conditions sociales -- 18e siècle
- Vieillesse -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Vieillissement -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Médecine -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology
- FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Aging
- Aging
- Old age
- Older people -- Social conditions
- England
- Alter
- Bejaarden
- Ouderdom
- 1700-1799
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-314) and index.
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.
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.
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