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Steven M. Beaudoin. Poverty in World History.(Book review)

Steven M. Beaudoin. Poverty in World History. Themes in World History Series. London and New York: Routledge, 2007. Pp. 136. Paper, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-415-25459-5.

The Themes in World History Series has acquired a new and important addition with Steven Beaudoin's treatment of poverty throughout world history. Designed specifically for the classroom, the book provides an impressive overview of the state of current scholarship while intertwining strands of world history. The result is a very readable narrative that investigates the causes of poverty, attitudes toward poverty, and relief efforts from the pre-modern world to the present.

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