TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ottaway,Susannah R.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - The decline of life: old age in eighteenth-century England 
T2  - Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time
AV  - HQ1064.G7 O88 2004eb
U1  - 305.26/0944 21
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, UK
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Older people
KW  - England
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Old age
KW  - History
KW  - Aging
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
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