num_pages: 488
description: A pioneering inquiry into an unexplored corner of Western the widespread abandonment of children throughout classical antiquity and the Middle Ages. "A learned and lively book, which is...likely to prove controversial..."-- Boston Globe .
language: English
title: The kindness of strangers: The abandonment of children in Western Europe from late antiquity to the Renaissance
titlecomplete: The kindness of strangers: The abandonment of children in Western Europe from late antiquity to the Renaissance
genres: Historical, Medieval History, European History, Microhistory, Nonfiction, Ancient History, Medieval, Childrens, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 133
publisher: Pantheon Books