Containing the Poor: The Mexico City Poor House, 1774-1871 - Silvia Marina Arrom - Books - Duke University Press - 9780822325611 - February 14, 2001
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Containing the Poor: The Mexico City Poor House, 1774-1871


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A social history of poverty in Mexico City, based on a study of a poorhouse designed to incarcerate and train "deserving" beggars to be productive and responsible citizens.


416 pages, 21 b&w photographs, 33 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 14, 2001
ISBN13 9780822325611
Publishers Duke University Press
Pages 416
Dimensions 155 × 234 × 25 mm   ·   644 g

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