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The Unwanted Child

- The Fate of Foundlings, Orphans, and Juvenile Criminals in Early Modern Germany

About The Unwanted Child

The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem. This title recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned children in this period in vivid detail.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226102054
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 456
  • Published:
  • September 24, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 244x187x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 684 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of The Unwanted Child

The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem. This title recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned children in this period in vivid detail.

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