The Kindness of Strangers : The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance
by
John Boswell
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0226067122
ISBN-13
9780226067124
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 1998
Print length
506 Pages
Weight
554 grams
Dimensions
20.30 x 13.50 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyAge groups: childrenSociology: family & relationshipsChild welfare
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This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family.
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