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Coping with Destitution : Poverty and Relief in Western Europe /

Food banks, welfare cheques, and shelters for the homeless are the modern face of a timeless problem. Rosalind Michison explores the historical context of poverty and relief in a study that covers four centuries of European history. During the sixteenth century, authorities (both lay and ecclesiasti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mitchison, Rosalind (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • FOREWORD
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. New Attitudes to Poverty in Sixteenth-Century Europe
  • 2. The Creation of Social Policy
  • 3. The Intrusion of Ideology
  • NOTES
  • SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX