Giving : charity and philanthropy in history /: charity and philanthropy in history. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert H. Bremner ; with a new afterword by the author.
• Authors: Bremner, Robert H (Robert Hamlett), 1917-2002
• Contents: The ancient world -- Classical attitudes toward giving and begging -- Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts on giving and charity -- Middle Ages and early modern times -- Begging, fund raising, and charity -- Donors and attributes of charity -- God and neighbor -- The eighteenth century -- The age of benevolence -- Poets and philanthropists -- Beggars, importunate and long remember'd -- The nineteenth century -- Relief of need -- The good samaritan: Charles Dickens on public relief and private charity -- Philanthropy and reform -- Love and kindness -- 1890s to the present -- Paupers, tramps, and beggars -- Modern philanthropy and organized charity -- Philanthropic foundations and the uses of philanthropy in higher education and the arts -- Giving by and for the poor -- Current history: stories from life.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (235 pages)
• Subjects: 361.7/09; Charities -- History; Charities; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351517478; 1351517473
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.