The Culture of Giving: Informal Support and Gift-Exchange in Early Modern England

(Book #12 in the Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories Series)

by Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos

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An innovative study of gift-giving, informal support and charity in England between the late sixteenth and early eighteenth centuries. Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos examines the adaptation and transformation of varied forms of informal help, challenging long-held views and assumptions about the decline of voluntary giving and personal obligations in the transition from medieval to modern times. Merging historical research with insights drawn from theories...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521174139

ISBN13:9780521174138

Release Date:March 2011

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:1.29 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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The Culture of Giving: Informal Support and Gift-Exchange in Early Modern England

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