Health Care and Poor Relief in Protestant Europe 1500-1700

ISBN-13: 9780415121309 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 272 str.

Ole Peter Grell; Andrew Cunningham

Opis

The problem of the poor grew in the early modern period as populations rose dramatically and created many extra pressures on the state. In Northern Europe, cities were going through a period of rapid growth and central and local administrations saw considerable expansion. This volume provides an outline of the developments in health care and poor relief in the economically important regions of Northern Europe in this period when urban poverty became a generally recognized problem for both magistracies and governments. With contributions from international scholars in the field, including Jonathan Israel, Paul Slack and Rosalind Mitchison, this volume draws on research into local conditions and maps general patterns of development.

Recenzje

'This is a broad-ranging and detailed collection.' - Medical History

'The book is a welcome addition to the history of early modern social welfare the scholarship of the articles is very high, and it is highly recommended ' - T. McHugh

O autorze

Andrew Cunningham, Ole Peter Grell