Armut in allen Formen zu beenden ist das erklärte Ziel der Vereinten Nationen. Aber was ist Armut? Und wer ist arm? Ist … Armut messbar? Wie lässt sich Armut bekämpfen? Philipp Lepenies führt kundig und kompetent in ein komplexes Thema ein, das …

Poverty and charity in the rise of Islam / Michael Bonner -- Status-based definitions of need in early Islamic Zakat … margins of charity : coping with poverty in an Ottoman provincial city / Eyal Ginio -- The charity of the Khedive / Mine Ener … -- Imperial gifts and sultanic legitimation during the late Ottoman empire, 1876-1909 / Nadir (c)zbek -- Al-Tahtawi on poverty and …

Intro -- POVERTY AND CHARITY IN MIDDLE EASTERN CONTEXTS -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Note to the Reader … -- Introduction -- Part I: Entitlement and Obligation -- 1. Poverty and Charity in the Rise of Islam by Michael Bonner -- 2. Status … the Margins of Charity: Coping with Poverty in an Ottoman Provincial City by Eyal Ginio -- 9. The Charity of the Khedive …

This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty … in Britain. The project is organized against the backdrop of the 1834 New Poor Laws, recognizing that poverty garnered …"This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty …

The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the … explanations -- The role of political elites -- The role of business elites -- The history of poverty in seven nations to 1900 … -- The early history of poverty in the Unites States -- The Dutch historical experience -- The early French and Belgium …