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Poverty
A History

Bronislaw Geremek (Author), Agnreszka Kolakowska (Translated by)

9780631205296, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 15 February 1997

288 pages
25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.397 kg

"A wise, distinguished medieval historian, veteran of Poland's own battles with poverty, here extends himself over a millennium and a continent to illuminate the constantly-changing social conditions, definitions, explanations, political measures, and charitable actions by which Europeans have generated, mitigated, and stigmatized material hardship." Charles Tilly

"A serious, meticulously researched history, Geremek's is a fine account of a fascinating and perennially topical subject." Literary Review

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.

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.

Subject Areas: History [HB]
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