Local Hospitals in Ancien Régime France Rationalization, Resistance, Renewal, 1530-1789 |
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| Author:
| Hickey, Daniel |
| Series title: | McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7735-1540-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1997 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionAt 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.