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The History of Old Age in England, 1600-1800, Part II

Susannah R Ottaway author

Format:Set / collection

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st May '09

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The History of Old Age in England, 1600-1800, Part II cover

What did it mean to be old in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England? This eight-volume edition brings together selections from medical treatises, sermons, legal documents, parish records, almshouse accounts, private letters, diaries and ballads, to investigate cultural and medical understanding of old age in pre-industrial England.

'A clear overview of the themes and sources, which should be accessible even to those unfamiliar with the issue, the period, or the English context.' Eighteenth-Century Studies

ISBN: 9781851968701

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 3265g

1584 pages