Masterless Men

ISBN-13: 9781032584621 / Twarda / 2023 / 254 str.

A.L. Beier

Opis

Masterless Men (1985) examines the nature of vagrancy in Tudor and Stuart England, an issue that many contemporary authorities regarded as their most serious social problems. It looks at why vagrancy was felt to be such a threat to the stability of the country, and the steps the authorities took to overcome the problem.

Spis treści

Part 1. The Origins of Vagrancy  1. The New Poverty  2. The Growth of Vagrancy  3. Migrants and Vagrants  Part 2. The Structure of Vagrancy  4. A Promiscuous Generation  5. On the Road  6. Dangerous Trades  Part 3. Vagrants, Society and the State  7. The Seminary of Vagabondage  8. The Underworld Uncovered  9. State Policy: from Utopia to the Penal Colony

O autorze

A.L. Beier