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Buying respectability : philanthropy and urban society in transnational perspective, 1840s to 1930s
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Buying respectability : philanthropy and urban society in transnational perspective, 1840s to 1930s / Thomas Adam.
ISBN
9780253352743 (cloth : alk. paper)
0253352746 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.
Physical Description
x, 239 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2009
Series
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-226) and index.
Contents
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.
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