The Political and Social Dynamics of Poverty, Poor Relief and Health Care in Early-Modern Portugal

By the end of the fifteenth century most European counties had witnessed a profound reformation of their poor relief and health care policies. The Political and Social Dynamics of Poverty, Poor Relief and Health Care in Early-Modern Portugal demonstrates Portugal was among them and actively participated in such reforms. Providing the first English language monograph on this this topic, Laurinda Abreu examines the Portuguese experience and places it within the broader European context.