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Coping with Destitution
Poverty and Relief in Western Europe
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Rosalind Mitchison
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English
Published/Copyright:
1991
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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.
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Mitchison Rosalind :
ROSALIND MITCHISON is Professor Emeritus of Social Hsitory, Edinburgh University. Among her many other books are A History of Scotland; Lordship to Patronage: Scotland, 1603-1745; and, with Leah Leneman, Sexuality and Social Control: Scotland, 1660-1780.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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FOREWORD
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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1. New Attitudes to Poverty in Sixteenth-Century Europe
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2. The Creation of Social Policy
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3. The Intrusion of Ideology
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NOTES
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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December 15, 1991
eBook ISBN:
9781487582753
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112
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
