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• Title:Lawyers for the poor : legal advice, voluntary action and citizenship in England, 1890-1990 / Kate Bradley.
  
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• Author/Creator:Bradley, Kate, Dr., author.
  
• Published/Created:Manchester [England] : Manchester University Press, 2019.
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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KD512 .B73 2019
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Legal assistance to the poor--England--History--19th century.
  Legal assistance to the poor--England--History--20th century.
  In forma pauperis--England--History--19th century.
  In forma pauperis--England--History--20th century.
  
• Description:xiii, 196 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:This text examines the development of legal advice services in England, from their origins in 'Poor Man's Lawyer' voluntary work in the 1890s, through the growth of mutual schemes and newspaper advice bureaux, and to the challenges of meeting the needs of socially-excluded groups in the post-war period.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781526136053 hardcover
  1526136058 hardcover
  9781526136084 electronic publication
  9781526136077 electronic book
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Making free legal aid and advice the business of state and profession
  2. Poor Man's Lawyer
  3. political law
  4. trade unions and legal services
  5. Technology, access and education
  6. Advisory services in the post-war welfare state.