Title Patriots and paupers : Hamburg, 1712-1830 / Mary Lindemann

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1990

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 339 pages) Contents INTRODUCTION; 1 Politics and Poverty; 2 A German Amsterdam; 3 Citizens, Inhabitants, and Others; 4 Patriots and the Redefinition of Poverty, 1712-1785; 5 The Reorganization of Poor Relief, 1786-1788; 6 The General Poor Relief, 1788-1799: Triumphs and Enthusiasms; 7 The General Poor Relief, 1799-1830: Decline and Rebirth?; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z Summary Like many European cities, Hamburg experienced enormous growth in the eighteenth century, and with it a dramatic increase in the urban poor population. This book is a study of that city's response to the enormous changes in the political and social structure brought on by dramatic demographic change Analysis Poor persons Welfare services History Germany Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-328) and index Notes Print version record Subject Public welfare -- Germany -- Hamburg -- History -- 18th century Charities -- Germany -- Hamburg -- History -- 18th century Middle class -- Political activity -- Germany -- Hamburg -- History -- 18th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services. Charities. Middle class -- Political activity. Public welfare. Germany -- Hamburg. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 1423737202 9781423737209 9780195061406 0195061403 1280524359 9781280524356 9786610524358 6610524351

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