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Patriots and Paupers

Hamburg, 1712-1830

Mary Lindemann author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:6th Dec '90

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Like many European cities, Hamburg experienced enormous growth in the eighteenth century, and with it a dramatic increase in the urban poor population. This book is a study of that city's response to the enormous changes in the political and social structure brought on by dramatic demographic change.

`this is a valuable contribution to the history of the German Bürgertumand their changing attitudes to the poor.' German Historical Institute London Bulletin
`This book is a useful contribution to the historiography of the general reform process ... The book is sensibly structured.' Labour History Review
'this is a valuable ... case-study ... Through a full and detailed examination of changing poor-relief policies in the city, based on substantial archival research and a wide range of secondary works, it illuminates very well changes in the methods, structures, objectives and assumptions of government.' Michael Hughes, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, EHR Jun '94

ISBN: 9780195061406

Dimensions: 241mm x 171mm x 31mm

Weight: 666g

352 pages