Description: On the Parish?R is a study of the experience of poor relief in the rural parishes of early modern England. It explores the relationships of paupers not only to the parish officers who administered the Elizabethan poor laws but also to their kinfolk and neighbors who continued to provide extensive networks of informal support.
Review Quotes: "A bold and stimulating book of enduring importance....A very notable achievement."--R.W. Hoyle, English Historical Reivew
"A considerable achievement, eloquent and challenging."--Times Literary Supplement