{"product_id":"poverty-a-history-paperback-softback-9780631205296","title":"Poverty; A History (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631205296","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePoverty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBronislaw Geremek (Author), Agnreszka Kolakowska (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631205296, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 February 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003eCharles Tilly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A serious, meticulously researched history, Geremek's is a fine account of a fascinating and perennially topical subject.\" \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWidely 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA history of poverty in Europe covering over 1000 years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTranslated into Italian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHigh profile author - a leading member of solidarity and professor at the College de France.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is Poverty?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Middle Ages: Charity and Salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Disintegration of Medieval Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Reformation and Repression: the 1520s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Reform of Charity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Charitable Polemics: Local Politics and Reasons of State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Prisons of Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Poverty and the Contemporary World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509179248920,"sku":"9780631205296","price":43.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631205296.jpg?v=1786496298","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/poverty-a-history-paperback-softback-9780631205296","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}