Local Hospitals in Ancien RŽgime France
Author | : Daniel Hickey |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0773515402 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780773515406 |
Rating | : 4/5 (406 Downloads) |
Download or read book Local Hospitals in Ancien RŽgime France written by Daniel Hickey and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1997 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when governments are obsessed with cutting back the social network and encouraging private charities to fill the needs of the poor and the sick, Daniel Hickey provides a timely look at retrenchment strategies in local hospitals in Ancien Régime France. He explores two opposing campaigns to reform poor relief and aid to the sick: attempts by the French Crown to centralize social services by eliminating local institutions and initiatives taken by the local population to revitalize those same institutions.