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Auteur:	Boswell, John
Titel:	Kindness of Strangers The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance
Uitgever:	THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
ISBN:	9780226067124
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 43,50
Verschijningsdatum:	01-11-1998
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Child welfare
Geogr.gebied:	EUROPE
Dewey code:	305.232094

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	506
Hoogte mm.:	203
Breedte mm.:	135
Dikte mm.:	29
Gewicht gr.:	554

 

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This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family.