The Routledge History of Poverty, c.1450-1800

The Routledge History of Poverty, c.1450 – 1800, is a groundbreaking exploration of the lives of the very poor during the early modern period, connecting poverty to the environment, debt, social mobility, and more. It provides a wider definition of poverty and offers critical overviews and case studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 380 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Routledge History of Poverty, c.1450 – 1800, is a groundbreaking exploration of the lives of the very poorest individuals during the early modern period, as well as the immense structures of compassion and coercion constructed around them by individuals, institutions, and states. The collection of essays presents critical new insights into poverty scholarship and establishes connections between poverty, the environment, debt, downward social mobility, material culture, empires, informal economies, disability, longevity, and various other aspects. This volume not only contributes to our understanding of societal transformations across the early modern era but also places poverty and the poor at the center of these transformations. Moreover, it advocates for a broader definition of poverty in history that encompasses much more than economic and social circumstances, offering both analytically critical overviews and detailed case studies.

By examining poverty and the poor in early modern Europe, this study serves as an essential resource for students and researchers interested in early modern society, economic history, state formation and empire, cultural representation, and mobility.

Weight: 750g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367682408