Poverty and Welfare in Habsburg Spain

Klappentext Linda Martz explores the major developments in the theory and practice of poor relief in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain. Zusammenfassung In this book Linda Martz explores the major developments in the theory and practice of poor relief in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain and determines how far Spanish attitudes to poverty compared with those of other countries in western Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Note on currency; Introduction; Part I. Castille and the Relief of the Poor: 1. Castillian legislation, debates and innovations; 2. The reform of charitable institutions; Part II. Poverty and Welfare in Toledo: 3. The city of Toledo; 4. Private charitable institutions; 5. The recipients of relief; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Martz, Martz Linda
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521122481
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12248-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cambridge Iberian and Latin Am; Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin America, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Literary studies: general, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America