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The Locus of Care: Families, Communities, Institutions, and the Provision of Welfare Since Antiquity
Peregrine Horden (Ed.)
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Description for The Locus of Care: Families, Communities, Institutions, and the Provision of Welfare Since Antiquity
Paperback. Editor(s): Horden, Peregrine; Smith, Richard. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
The care of the needy and the sick is delivered by various groups including immediate family, the wider community, religious organisations and the State funded institutions. The Locus of Care provides an historical perspective on welfare detailing who carers were in the past, where care was provided, and how far the boundary between family and state or informal and organised institutions have changed over time.
Eleven international contributors provide a wide-ranging examination of themes, such as child care, mental health, and provision for the elderly and question the idea that there has been a recent evolutionary shift from informal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138868205
SKU
V9781138868205
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About Peregrine Horden (Ed.)
Peregrine Horden, Richard Smith
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