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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cultural excursions : museums, art galleries, and libraries in a transatlantic world
- Heavy luggage : the intercultural transfer of models for social housing enterprises
- How to become a gentleman : philanthropy and social climbing
- Bountiful ladies : philanthropy and women's place in society
- Giving for good : philanthropy and religion
- Conclusion.