An edition of The Kindness of Strangers (1988)
The kindness of strangers
the abandonment of children in Western Europe from late antiquity to the Renaissance
By John Boswell
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Publish Date
1998
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
488
Description:
Child abandonment and child welfare in the ancient and medieval world.
subjects: History, Abandoned children, Child welfare, Social history, Social conditions, Abandoned Child, Medieval, Vondelingen, Enfants abandonnés -- Europe -- Histoire., Enfants -- Protection, assistance, etc -- Europe -- Histoire., Europe -- Conditions sociales -- Jusqu'à 1492., Expòsits, Història, Infants, Treball social, Condicions socials
Places: Europe
Times: To 500, To 1492, Medieval, 500-1500