The Uses of Charity : the Poor on Relief in the Nineteenth-Century Metropolis /

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Who were the poor of the world's first metropolises, and how did they survive? This collection of eight original essays proposes a revisionist perspective on poverty and its relief in the nineteenth-century city, emphasizing the position of women and children and the importance of charity and w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mandler, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Colección:Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies
Temas:
1800-1899
Urban poor > Europe > History > 19th century.
Poor > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Charities > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > Europe > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Pauvres > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Charities
Poor
Urban poor
Europe
New York (State) > New York
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Who were the poor of the world's first metropolises, and how did they survive? This collection of eight original essays proposes a revisionist perspective on poverty and its relief in the nineteenth-century city, emphasizing the position of women and children and the importance of charity and welfare in their lives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : 2 illustrations
ISBN:9781512804102
151280410X

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