Philanthropy, civil society, and the state in German history, 1815-1989 /

Largely unnoticed among English-speaking scholars of German history, a major shift in interpretation of German history has been underway during the past three decades among German historians of Germany. While American and British historians continue to subscribe to an interpretation of German societ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adam, Thomas, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester, NY : Camden House, 2016.
Series:German history in context.
Subjects:
Charities > Germany > History.
Benefactors > Germany > History.
Endowments > Germany > History.
Civil society > Germany > History.
Public welfare > Germany > History.
Bienfaiteurs > Allemagne > Histoire.
Fondations > Allemagne > Histoire.
Société civile > Allemagne > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Allemagne > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Benefactors
Charities
Civil society
Cultural policy
Endowments
Politics and government
Public welfare
Social conditions
Gemeinwohl
Gesellschaft
Philanthropie
Germany > Cultural policy.
Germany > Social conditions.
Germany > Politics and government.
Allemagne > Conditions sociales.
Allemagne > Politique et gouvernement.
Germany
Deutschland
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The competition between nobility and bourgeoisie for dominance over arts and culture
  • The role of donors in shaping the intellectual elite
  • Private funding for national research projects and institutes
  • Philanthropy and the shaping of the working-class family
  • Civil society in an authoritarian state: German philanthropy on the eve of the First World War
  • The slow decline of philanthropy and civil society
  • Conclusion.

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