Poverty : a history

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Poverty : a history

Bronislaw Geremek ; translated by Agnieszka Kolakowska

Blackwell, 1997

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Litość i szubienica

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"This edition first published in paperback 1997"--t.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-264) and index

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Description

Widely regarded as one of the classics of post-war historical writing, this book shows how central the role of poverty has been throughout the history of Europe. A history of poverty in Europe covering over 1000 years. Translated into Italian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. High profile author - a leading member of solidarity and professor at the College de France.

Table of Contents

Foreword. Introduction: What is Poverty?. 1. The Middle Ages: Charity and Salvation. 2. The Disintegration of Medieval Society. 3. Reformation and Repression: the 1520s. 4. The Reform of Charity. 5. Charitable Polemics: Local Politics and Reasons of State. 6. Prisons of Enlightenment. 7. Poverty and the Contemporary World. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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