{"product_id":"poverty-in-world-history-steven-m-beaudoin-9780415254595","title":"Poverty in World History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA genuinely global survey of world poverty from 1500 to the present day, \u003cem\u003ePoverty in World History\u003c\/em\u003e focuses upon the period from around 1500 onwards when poverty became a global issue, and uses the process of globalization as the chief lens through which to study and understand poverty in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe result is both a tying together of significant strands of world history, and an examination of changing attitudes towards poverty and poor relief throughout the world. This wide ranging study underscores a major consequence of increased cultural and economic interaction among the world's societies, highlighting the similarities and differences in impacts and responses to the resulting 'smaller' globe. Topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003einnovations in early modern poor relief \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe causes of trends towards a globalization of poverty after 1500 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epoor relief since 1945 to the present \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epoverty, morality and the state. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven M. Beaudoin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415254590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415254595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.18w x 0.43d","brand":"Steven M. Beaudoin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140677751039,"sku":"9780415254595","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93f97586-a47f-4028-bb8e-bb888a0f606b.jpg?v=1726596722","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poverty-in-world-history-steven-m-beaudoin-9780415254595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}