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The Reputation of Philanthropy Since 1750 : Britain and Beyond.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (228 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526146397
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Reputation of Philanthropy Since 1750DDC classification:
  • 361.70941
LOC classification:
  • HV245 .C866 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 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 -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 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 -- Select bibliography -- Index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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