The decline of life : old age in eighteenth-century England / Susannah R. Ottaway.

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Ottaway, Susannah R, 1967-

Material type: Text

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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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511184980
9780511184987
0511187653
9780511187650
051118672X
9780511186721
0511185812
9780511185816
9780521815802
0521815800
9780511495977
0511495978
1107144752
9781107144750
0511313713
9780511313714
9780521037921
0521037921

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Decline of life.DDC classification:

305.26/0944 22

LOC classification:

HQ1064.G7 O88 2004eb

NLM classification:

2011 I-365
HQ 1064.G7

Other classification:

15.70
71.36
NW 2350

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Contents:

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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-314) and index.

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.