Poverty: A History
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A study of why those in authority in church and state have, over the centuries, expressed mixed feelings about the poor, have oscillated between pity and fear, compassion and revulsion and the changing nature of the poor themselves. The volume shows how central the role of poverty has been throughout the history of Europe. Written in Polish in 1968, but not then published, this is a translation of the Italian edition of 1986 (Rome: Giuseppe Laterza & Figli Spa). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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