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Author: Nicholas Terpstra (Associate Professor of History, University of Toronto)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9781421439242
ISBN 10: 1421439247
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 02 June 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
A significant strength . . . in this soundly researched and well-written work is the connection it makes between the social and economic challenges the two cities faced and the development of networks of children's homes. * Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education * A richly detailed and perceptive discussion of a fascinating topic. * Sixteenth Century Journal * Profoundly researched. * Journal of Social History * Vividly written. * Confraternitas * Important contribution to the history of early modern Europe. * Journal of Modern History * Superbly executed study. -- Margaret L. King * American Historical Review * Terpstra has unearthed much rich material and offers readers a compelling analysis of the origins, roles, operations and development of children's homes in two important Italian cities . . . This work is a major contribution to the study of early modern orphanages. * H-Net Reviews * A model blend of historical imagination, vivid and engaging writing, and careful scholarship. * Renaissance Quarterly * Carefully researched and vigorously written. * Choice *
Carefully researched and vigorously written. * Choice * A model blend of historical imagination, vivid and engaging writing, and careful scholarship. * Renaissance Quarterly * Terpstra has unearthed much rich material and offers readers a compelling analysis of the origins, roles, operations and development of children's homes in two important Italian cities . . . This work is a major contribution to the study of early modern orphanages. * H-Net Reviews * Superbly executed study. -- Margaret L. King * American Historical Review * Important contribution to the history of early modern Europe. * Journal of Modern History * Vividly written. * Confraternitas * Profoundly researched. * Journal of Social History * A richly detailed and perceptive discussion of a fascinating topic. * Sixteenth Century Journal * A significant strength . . . in this soundly researched and well-written work is the connection it makes between the social and economic challenges the two cities faced and the development of networks of children's homes. * Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education *
Carefully researched and vigorously written. * Choice * A model blend of historical imagination, vivid and engaging writing, and careful scholarship. * Renaissance Quarterly * Terpstra has unearthed much rich material and offers readers a compelling analysis of the origins, roles, operations and development of children's homes in two important Italian cities... This work is a major contribution to the study of early modern orphanages. * H-Net Reviews * Superbly executed study. -- Margaret L. King * American Historical Review * Important contribution to the history of early modern Europe. * Journal of Modern History * Vividly written. * Confraternitas * Profoundly researched. * Journal of Social History * A richly detailed and perceptive discussion of a fascinating topic. * Sixteenth Century Journal * A significant strength... in this soundly researched and well-written work is the connection it makes between the social and economic challenges the two cities faced and the development of networks of children's homes. * Histoire Sociale - Social History *
Author Information
Nicholas Terpstra (TORONTO, ON) is a professor of history at the University of Toronto.
