Poverty
A History
Bronislaw Geremek author Agnreszka Kolakowska translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:15th Feb '97
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
"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
ISBN: 9780631205296
Dimensions: 250mm x 200mm x 15mm
Weight: 397g
288 pages