Charity movements in eighteenth-century Ireland : philanthropy and improvement /

Relates charity movements to religious impulse, Enlightenment 'improvement' and the fears of the Protestant ruling elite that growing social problems, unless addressed, would weaken their rule.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sonnelitter, Karen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Boydell and Brewer, 2016.
Colección:Irish historical monographs
Temas:
1700-1799
Charities > Ireland > History > 18th century.
Humanitarianism > Ireland > History > 18th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Charities
Humanitarianism
Ireland
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Ireland in the Eighteenth Century: The Case for Improvement
  • 1. 'The Worst in Christendom': The Church of Ireland and Improvement
  • 2. Education and Charity: The Incorporated Society for Promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland
  • 3. To Cure and Relieve: Voluntary Hospitals in Eighteenth-Century Dublin
  • 4. Improvement as Philanthropy: The Royal Dublin Society
  • 5. 'The Benevolent Sympathies of the Female Heart': Women, Improvement, and the Work of Lady Arbella Denny
  • 6. National and Local Government and Improvement
  • Conclusion: Philanthropy and Improvement in Eighteenth-Century Ireland and Beyond
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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