02065nam a2200361Ia 4500 ebr10124662 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 030527s2004 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2003055081 0511187653 0521815800 (hardback) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)69671708 HQ1064.G7 O88 2004eb 305.26/0944 21 Ottaway, Susannah R., 1967- The decline of life [electronic resource] : old age in eighteenth-century England / Susannah R. Ottaway. Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2004. xiv, 322 p. : ill. Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 39 Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-314) and index. Who was "old" in eighteenth-century England? -- The activities of the "helmsman" : self-reliance, work, and community expectations of the elderly -- "The comforts of a private fire-side" -- Independent but not alone : family ties for the elderly -- Community assistance to the aged under the Old Poor Law -- Continuity and change in community assistance to the elderly over the eighteenth century -- Within workhouse walls : indoor relief for the elderly -- Conclusion : old age as a useful category of historical analysis. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Older people England Social conditions 18th century. Old age England History 18th century. Aging England History 18th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 39. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10124662 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 108982 108982