The poverty of disaster : debt and insecurity in eighteenth-century Britain

The poverty of disaster : debt and insecurity in eighteenth-century Britain / Tawny Paul.

Eighteenth-century Britain is often understood as a time of commercial success, economic growth, and improving living standards. Yet during this period, tens of thousands of men and women were imprisoned for failing to pay their debts. The Poverty of Disaster tells their stories, focusing on the exp...

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Main Author: Paul, K. Tawny, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Edition:First paperback edition
Series:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
Subjects:
Debt, Imprisonment for > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Debt > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Middle class > Great Britain > Economic conditions > 18th century.
Financial security > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Poverty > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 18th century.
History.
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