The Reputation of Philanthropy Since 1750
Britain and Beyond
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2020
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-4638-0 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
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Philanthropy, a 'love of humankind', is now thought of as the rich giving to good causes. The Reputation of Philanthropy explores how this came about and asks why praise for philanthropists has always been matched by criticism. Original and accessible, the book will inform thinking about the proper role for philanthropy today. -- .
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 really capable of loving all of humankind? Was it possible that what was thought of as philanthropy might create a dependency class and do more harm than good? Was it sensible to focus so much on far away places to the neglect of the poor at home?
Deeply researched, timely and accessible, this book will inform today’s thinking about the role that philanthropy should play in British society. The criticisms of philanthropy in the past have telling echoes in the present. -- .
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 really capable of loving all of humankind? Was it possible that what was thought of as philanthropy might create a dependency class and do more harm than good? Was it sensible to focus so much on far away places to the neglect of the poor at home?
Deeply researched, timely and accessible, this book will inform today’s thinking about the role that philanthropy should play in British society. The criticisms of philanthropy in the past have telling echoes in the present. -- .
Hugh Cunningham is Emeritus Professor of Social History at the University of Kent -- .
Introduction
1.Writing the History of Philanthropy
2.The Profile of Philanthropy
3.The Genesis of Philanthropy
4.John Howard, the Philanthropist
5.Howard’s Legacy: Philanthropy and Crime
6.Universalism versus Patriotism: Philanthropy and the French Revolution,1789-1815
7.The Times and the telescope: Philanthropy 1815-50
8.Mid-Victorian Philanthropy, 1850-80
9.The Failure of Philanthropy? 1880-1914
10.Philanthropy since 1914
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 7 graphs |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 503 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-4638-X / 152614638X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-4638-0 / 9781526146380 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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