Philanthropy in England
Seiten
2006
Routledge
9780415401937 (ISBN)
Routledge
9780415401937 (ISBN)
In these works Professor Jordan, concerned with the momentous shift which occurred in men's aspirations for their society, studies the origins of modern social and cultural institutions in England.
In these works Professor Jordan studies the origins of modern social and cultural institutions in England. He is concerned with the momentous shift which occurred in men's aspirations for their society in the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as reflected in the charities which were established by gifts and bequests. In a fascinating account of the measures taken by the Tudors and Stuarts to deal with the problem of poverty, Jordan concludes that it was principally dealt relieved by an immense outpouring of charitable wealth.
In these works Professor Jordan studies the origins of modern social and cultural institutions in England. He is concerned with the momentous shift which occurred in men's aspirations for their society in the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as reflected in the charities which were established by gifts and bequests. In a fascinating account of the measures taken by the Tudors and Stuarts to deal with the problem of poverty, Jordan concludes that it was principally dealt relieved by an immense outpouring of charitable wealth.
W.K. Jordan Professor of History, Harvard University
Chapter 1 The City and its People; Chapter 2 General Comments on the Data; Chapter 3 The Aspirations of Women Donors; Chapter 4 The Web of Parishes; Chapter 5 The Structure of Class Aspirations; Chapter 6 The Achievements of the Age; Chapter 7 London and the Nation;
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.8.2006 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Library Editions |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 1780 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780415401937 / 9780415401937 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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