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Steven King (1)

Author of Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society 1700-1850 (Manchester Studies in Modern History)

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About the Author

Steven King is professor of economic and social history at the University of Leicester.

Works by Steven King

Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society 1700-1850 (Manchester Studies in Modern History) (2001) 12 copies

Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s (2019) 11 copies

The Poor in England, 1700-1850: An Economy of Makeshifts (2003) — Editor — 11 copies

Poverty and Welfare in England, 1700-1850 (Manchester Studies in Modern History) (2000) 10 copies

Motherwell revisited (1991) 3 copies

Migration, Settlement and Belonging in Europe, 1500-1930s: Comparative Perspectives (International Studies in Social… (2013) 3 copies

A Caring County?: Social Welfare in Hertfordshire from 1600 (2013) — Editor — 3 copies

A Fylde Country Practice. Medicine and Society in Lancashire, circa 1760 -1840 (2001) 2 copies

Sickness, medical welfare and the English poor, 1750-1834 (2018) 1 copy

In Their Own Write: Contesting the New Poor Law, 1834–1900 (States, People, and the History of Social Change) (2022) 1 copy

Associated Works

Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association, Vol XXVI, No 105 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Motherwell revisited by Steven King

Excellent book of old Motherwell photographs. Intriguing pictures of previous Motherwell residents.

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Janette Harley Prize

Writing the Lives of the English Poor, 1750s-1830s (2020)

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Rating: 4.2

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ISBNs: 36

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