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Poor relief and charity, 1869-1945 : the London Charity Organization Society
- Title
- Poor relief and charity, 1869-1945 : the London Charity Organization Society / Robert Humphreys.
- Author
- Humphreys, Robert, 1928-
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HV250.L8 H85 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 228 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Robert Humphreys challenges many widely held beliefs about the efficacy of the London Charity Organisation Society. Social administrators, sociologists, economists, biographers and others have been swayed by the strength of the society's propaganda.
- Subject
- Charity Organisation Society (London, England) > History
- Charity Organisation Society (London, England)
- Charities > England > London > History
- Public welfare > England > London > History
- Poor > Services for > England > London
- Charities
- Poor > Services for
- Public welfare
- Armenzorg
- Liefdadigheid
- Organisaties
- England > London
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-216) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Beginnings of the London Charity Organization Society -- 2. The First Five Years -- 3. Developments by the Turn of the Century -- 4. 1900 Onwards -- a Half-Century of Change and General COS Decline -- 5. Charity Organization outside London -- 6. Reasons for COS Decline.
- ISBN
- 0333968395
- 9780333968390
- LCCN
- 2001046003
- OCLC
- ocm47282985
- 47282985
- SCSB-1246732
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library