Bureaucrats and beggars : French social policy in the Age of the Enlightenment /

Thomas Adams explores the social context in which the French Enlightenment arose by focusing on the response of 18th-century French society to the problem of poverty, and examining the institutions which were established in this period to rehabilitate the poor.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Thomas McStay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
1700-1799
Beggars > Government policy > France > History > 18th century.
Almshouses > France > History > 18th century.
Mendiants > Politique gouvernementale > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Asiles d'indigents > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Almshouses.
Armenzorg.
Bedelaars.
France.
Poor persons > Social conditions
France
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. Mendicity-The Language of Poverty; 2. The Impulse to Legislate; 3. ""Provisional Dépôts""; 4. Running the Machine; 5. Deriving a Formula; 6. Attack on the Dépôts; 7. Philosophy and Bureaucracy; 8. Old Medicine and New; 9. Laboratory of Virtue; 10. Reform and Revolution; 11. Founding a New Regime; Epilogue and Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

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