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Buying respectability : philanthropy and urban society in transnational perspective, 1840s to 1930s /
In 19th-century Leipzig, Toronto, New York, and Boston, a newly emergent group of industrialists and entrepreneurs entered into competition with older established elite groups for social recognition as well as cultural and political leadership. The competition was played out on the field of philanth...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 19th-century Leipzig, Toronto, New York, and Boston, a newly emergent group of industrialists and entrepreneurs entered into competition with older established elite groups for social recognition as well as cultural and political leadership. The competition was played out on the field of philanthropy, with the North American community gathering ideas from Europe about the establishment of cultural and public institutions. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253002846 0253002842 1282103393 9781282103399 9786612103391 6612103396 |