| Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society: Experiences from Germany, Great Britain, and North America Contributor(s): Adam, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253343135 ISBN-13: 9780253343130 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: "In Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society, Thomas Adam has assembled a comparative set of case studies that challenge long-held and little-studied assumptions about the modern development of philanthropy. Histories of philanthropy have often neglected European patterns of giving and the importance of financial patronage to the emergence of modern industrialized societies. It has long been assumed, for example, that Germany never developed civic traditions of philanthropy as in the United States. In truth, however, 19th-century German museums, art galleries, and social housing projects were not only privately founded and supported, they were also blueprints for the creation of similar public institutions in North America. The comparative method of the essays also reveals the extent to which the wealthy classes on both sides of the Atlantic defined themselves through their philanthropic activities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity - History | Europe - Germany - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 361.74 |
| LCCN: 2003012815 |
| Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.3" W x 9.38" (1.13 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Germany |
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| Publisher Description: In Philanthropy, Patronage, and Civil Society, Thomas Adam has assembled a comparative set of case studies that challenge long-held and little-studied assumptions about the modern development of philanthropy. Histories of philanthropy have often neglected European patterns of giving and the importance of financial patronage to the emergence of modern industrialized societies. It has long been assumed, for example, that Germany never developed civic traditions of philanthropy as in the United States. In truth, however, 19th-century German museums, art galleries, and social housing projects were not only privately founded and supported, they were also blueprints for the creation of similar public institutions in North America. The comparative method of the essays also reveals the extent to which the wealthy classes on both sides of the Atlantic defined themselves through their philanthropic activities. Contributors are Thomas Adam, Maria Benjamin Baader, Karsten Borgmann, Tobias Brinkmann, Brett Fairbairn, Eckhardt Fuchs, David C. Hammack, Dieter Hoffmann, Simone L ssig, Margaret Eleanor Menninger, and Susannah Morris. |