The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance - Penguin History

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Publisher's Synopsis

Looks at the abandonment of children in Western Europe in both antiquity and the Middle Ages. The book illuminates a vast area of social history and aims to enlighten us on attitudes to childhood, the nature of the family, property and the nature of birth control.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140124835
Publisher: Penguin
Imprint: Penguin
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.232094
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 488
Weight: 311g
Height: 197mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 20mm