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The French Revolution and the poor

Title
The French Revolution and the poor / Alan Forrest.
Author
Forrest, Alan I.
Publication
Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1981.

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Description
x, 198 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • 1700-1799
  • Poor > France > History > 18th century
  • Poverty > history
  • Charities > history
  • Poor
  • Armen (personen)
  • Franse Revolutie
  • France. Poor persons. Policies of government, . 1789-1799
  • France
  • France > Social policy > 18th century
  • France > History > Social aspects. > Revolution, 1789-1799
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Includes indexes.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [177]-190.
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.
ISBN
  • 0631103716
  • 9780631103714
OCLC
  • ocm59016929
  • 59016929
  • SCSB-14150877
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library