Hospital Politics in Seventeenth-Century France: The Crown, Urban Elites and the Poor

Hospital Politics in Seventeenth-Century France: The Crown, Urban Elites and the Poor McHugh Tim Wydawca: Taylor & Francis Ltd Data wydania: 2007 ISBN: 9780754657620 Liczba stron: 202 Format: 167 x 250 x 22 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: By reintegrating the social aspirations of urban elites into the history of French poor relief, this book shows how the key role they played in the reform of hospitals. It concludes that the state could be a reluctant participant in reform, until pressured into action by assisting elite groups pursuing their own goals.