The reputation of philanthropy since 1750 : Britain and beyond /
Most people now associate philanthropy with donations of money by the rich to good causes. It has not always been so. The Reputation of Philanthropy explores how our modern definition came about and asks why praise for philanthropy and philanthropists has always been matched by criticism. Were we re...
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2020.
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| Rochtain ar líne: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvzgb82w |
Clár na nÁbhar:
- Introduction
- Writing the history of philanthropy
- The profile of philanthropy
- The genesis of philanthropy
- John Howard, the philanthropist
- Howard's legacy: philanthropy and crime
- Universal philanthropy versus patriotism: the impact of the French Revolution, 1789-1815
- The Times and the telescope: philanthropy, 1815-50
- Mid-Victorian philanthropy, 1850-80
- The failure of philanthropy? 1880-1914
- Philanthropy since 1914
- Conclusion..