Poverty and deviance in early modern Europe / Robert Jütte.

Author/creator Jütte, Robert
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Descriptionxvi, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Poor--Europe. --History.
Marginality, Social--Europe. --History.
Crime--Europe. --History.
Poverty--Europe. --History.
Poverty--history.
Crime--history.

SeriesNew approaches to European history ; 4
New approaches to European history ; 4. ^A331169
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Images of poverty -- 3. The causes of poverty -- 4. The extent of poverty -- 5. Standards of living among the poor -- 6. The poor helping themselves -- 7. The reorganization of poor relief -- 8. Forms of deviance -- 9. Strategies of marginalization -- 10. Reactions to marginalization -- 11. Conclusion -- Appendix I: Chronology -- Appendix II: Concise biographies of important poor relief reformers.
Contents 1. Introduction. Research and sources ; Themes -- 2. Images of poverty. The language of poverty ; The visualization of the poor -- 3. The causes of poverty. Accidental causes ; Cyclical causes ; Structural causes -- 4. The extent of poverty. Measuring poverty ; Fiscal poor ; Poor relief recipients ; Censuses of the poor ; Topography of poverty -- 5. Standards of living among the poor. Domestic environment ; Nutrition ; Clothing -- 6. The poor helping themselves. The importance of social networks ; Self-help, mutual aid and the poor -- 7. The reorganization of poor relief. Common features ; Centralized poor relief ; Decentralized relief ; Formal versus informal relief -- 8. Forms of deviance. Crime and poverty ; Vagrancy ; Theft ; Smuggling ; Prostitution -- 9. Strategies of marginalization. Stigmatization ; Segregation and expulsion ; "The great confinement" -- 10. Reactions to marginalization. A subculture of poverty? ; Rebellion and resistance ; (E)migration -- 11. Conclusion -- Appendix I: Chronology -- Appendix II: Concise biographies of important poor relief reformers.
Abstract An accessible and authoritative account of poverty and deviance during the early modern period.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 93002577
ISBN0521411696 (hbk.)
ISBN9780521411691 (hbk.)
ISBN0521423228 (pbk.)
ISBN9780521423229 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HV6174 .J88 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold