Collections for the poor: Monetary charitable donations in Dutch towns, c. 1600-1800

Continuity and Change

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-299

  Teeuwen, Daniëlle ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL HISTORY   (Netherlands)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ALTRUISM; POVERTY; SOCIAL HISTORY; URBAN SOCIETY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84875659622     PISSN: 02684160     EISSN: 1469218X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0268416012000136     Document Type: Article

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