Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleThe Kindness of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance (Book).AuthorsBenoit, CeciliaAbstractReviews the book "The Kindness of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe From Late Antiquity to the Renaissance," by John Boswell.SubjectsKINDNESS of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe From Late Antiquity to the Renaissance, The (Book); BOSWELL, John; RENAISSANCE; NONFICTIONPublicationCanadian Journal of Sociology, 1990, Vol 15, Issue 4, p484ISSN0318-6431Publication typeBook ReviewDOI10.2307/3341135