Coping with destitution : poverty and relief in western Europe /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitchison, Rosalind
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1991.
Series:Joanne Goodman lectures ; 1989.
Subjects:
Poor > Scotland > History.
Public welfare > Scotland > History.
Poor > Europe > History.
Public welfare > Europe > History.
Pauvres > Europe > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Europe > Histoire.
Pauvres > Écosse > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Écosse > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Poor
Public welfare
Armut
Geschichte
Armoede.
Armenzorg.
Europe
Scotland
Westeuropa
Poverty relief
Western Europe
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Reprinted in 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781487582753
1487582757

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