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New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1994. Transl. by Agnievska Kolokowska. 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.
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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.
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.



