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Staging Philanthropy : Patriotic Women and the National Imagination in Dynastic Germany, 1813-1916.

Quataert, Jean Helen.

Staging Philanthropy : Patriotic Women and the National Imagination in Dynastic Germany, 1813-1916. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (336 pages) - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series . - Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany Series .

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Dynastic Legitimacy and Women's Philanthropy in German State and Nation Building -- Chapter 1. The Landesmutter and Philanthropic Practices in the New German Dynastic States, 1813-1848 -- Chapter 2. The Politics of Philanthropy under Dynastic Patronage, 1848 to 1870-71 -- Chapter 3. Civic Voluntarism and Gift Giving in the "Caring" State -- Chapter 4. Cultural Performances in the Struggle over National Community after 1871 -- Chapter 5. Gendered Medical War Services in the "Curing" State -- Chapter 6. Mobilizing Social Memory: Gendered Images of War and Sacrifice -- Chapter 7. Testing Patriotic Alliances, 1913-1916 -- Conclusion: A Gendered Reading of Patriotism and Power -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index.

Patriotic Women and the National Imagination in Dynastic Germany, 1813-1916.

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Women in charitable work -- Germany -- History.
Women philanthropists -- Germany -- History.
Patriotism -- Germany -- History.
Germany -- Politics and government.


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