Cultures of charity : women, politics, and the reform of poor relief in Renaissance Italy
Nicholas Terpstra
Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women’s shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans.
Kateqoriyalar:
İl:
2013
Nəşriyyat:
Harvard University Press
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
414
ISBN 10:
0674067096
ISBN 13:
9780674067097
Seriyalar:
I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
Fayl:
PDF, 6.38 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013