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The Culture of Giving: Informal Support and Gift-Exchange in Early Modern England - Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories Ben-Amos, Ilana Krausman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
The Culture of Giving: Informal Support and Gift-Exchange in Early Modern England - Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
Ben-Amos, Ilana Krausman (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
An innovative study of gift-giving, informal support and charity in England between the late sixteenth and early eighteenth centuries. The author examines the transformation of varied forms of informal help, arguing that the early modern era witnessed the diversification, increase and invigoration, rather than the demise, of informal support.
454 pages, 1 b/w illus. 5 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 17, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521867238 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 440 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 25 mm · 842 g |
| Language | English |