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This monograph provides an innovative analysis of a unique period for social and public health policy in Portuguese history. With a firm basis in archival research, the book examines a lesser-known facet of one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in the late Ancien Regime in Portugal:...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abreu, Laurinda (Author)
Other Authors: Tribe, Christopher J. (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Portugués
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Subjects:
Public health > Portugal > History.
Delivery of Health Care > history
Public Assistance > history
Santé publique > Portugal > Histoire.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Public health
Social policy
Portugal > Social policy.
Portugal
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This monograph provides an innovative analysis of a unique period for social and public health policy in Portuguese history. With a firm basis in archival research, the book examines a lesser-known facet of one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in the late Ancien Regime in Portugal: Diogo Inácio de Pina Manique, the Intendant-General of Police from 1780 to 1805. By combining the resources of the Intendancy with those of the Casa Pia, an institution for welfare provision and social control that he set up just a month after being appointed, Pina Manique attempted to introduce a v.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443874700
1443874701
1443886165
9781443886161

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