The French Revolution and the poor / Alan Forrest
1981. Oxford : Basil Blackwell. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #440307
ISBN: 0631103716
Physical description: x, 198 pages ; 24 cm. Contents: The poor of eighteenth-century France -- The revolution and the idea of social obligation -- The revolution and French hospitals I : From the Comite de Mendicite to Jacobin centralism -- The revolution and French hospitals II: The collapse of the revolutionary ideal -- Bienfaisance and outdoor relief -- Job-creation schemes and public workshops -- The Enfants Trouves, 'une dette nationale' -- Military service and the revolutionary wars -- Conclusion. Subjects: 1700-1799. 18th century. Poor France History 18th century. France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Social aspects.
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