株式会社極東書店トップ商品一覧Collections Relative to Systematic Relief of the Poor, at Different Periods, and in Different Countries: With Observations on Charity.

商品詳細

Collections Relative to Systematic Relief of the Poor, at Different Periods, and in Different Countries: With Observations on Charity.

Collections Relative to Systematic Relief of the Poor, at Different Periods, and in Different Countries: With Observations on Charity.

・ISBN 978-1-108-08393-5 paper GB£ 21.99

¥6,966.- (税込) (※)価格はご注文時の参考価格となります。
納品価格につきましては書籍の入荷時点で確定となります。
版元の原価改定、外国為替の変動等により異なる場合がございますので、予めご了承下さい。

お気に入り
著者・編者Duncan, John Shute,
シリーズ (Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century)
出版社 (Cambridge University Press, UK)
出版年月2018
ページ数228 pp.
言語ENG
ニュース番号<A03-20224>

解説

John Shute Duncan (1769-1844), keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford from 1823 to 1829, instituted a major reorganisation, and also donated his own library to the museum as the nucleus of a reference department. In addition to his writings on natural history, in 1815, he published (anonymously) this pamphlet, benevolence to the poor being one manifestation of his strong religious belief. In it, Duncan argues that in all nations from the ancient Hebrews to the Chinese, and from the Greeks and Romans to the peoples of modern Europe, either religious or ethical impulses have directed that charity should be offered to the poor. He describes (from written sources) the state of provision for beggars and the sick in Italy, Germany, France, Russia and Iceland, before turning to Britain, and concluding that, rather than seek government action, all people in comfortable circumstances should aid the 'worthy' poor via existing charitable establishments.