Coping with Destitution: Poverty and Relief in Western Europe

by Rosalind Mitchison

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.

During the sixteenth century, authorities (both lay and ecclesiastical) and individuals alike showed a marked concern over the state of the poor in Western Europe. Mitchison analyses the nature of this concern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487581475
• ISBN13: 9781487581473
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"