Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in HistoryTransaction Publishers - 241 עמודים "According to Greek mythology mankind's first benefactor was the Titan, Prometheus, who gave fire, previously the exclusive possession of the gods, to mortal man." With these words the esteemed scholar Robert Bremner presents the first full-fledged history of attitudes toward charity and philanthropy. "Giving "is a perfect complement to his earlier work "The Discovery of Poverty in the United States. "The word "philanthropy "has been translated in a variety of ways: as a loving human disposition, loving kindness, love of mankind, charity, fostering mortal man, championing mankind, and helping people. Bremner's book covers all of these meanings in rich detail. Bremner describes the ancient world and classical attitudes toward giving and begging; Middle Ages and early modern times, emphasizing hospitals and patients and donors and attributes of charity; the eighteenth century and the age of benevolence; the nineteenth century and the growth of the concept of public relief and social policy; and a careful multiple chapter review of the twentieth century. Bremner reviews the act of giving in such comparative contexts as London, England and Kasrilevke, Russia with such figures as Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, and Sholem Aleichem, as well as the more familiar wealthy industrialist/philanthropists, forming part of the narrative. The final chapters bring the story up to date, discussing the relationships of modem philanthropy and organized charity, and the uses of philanthropy in education and the arts. Bremner has an astonishing knowledge of the cultural context and the economic contents of philanthropy. As a result, this volume is intriguing as well as important history, written with lively style and wit. Whether the reader is a professional in the so-called "third stream" or "independent sector," or simply a citizen wondering just what the act of giving and the spirit of receiving is all about, "Giving "will be compelling reading. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 38
... Donors and Attributes of Charity 5 God and Neighbor Part Three The Eighteenth Century Prologue : The World Is All Alike 6 The Age of Benevolence 7 Poets and Philanthropists 8 Beggars , Importunate and Long Remember'd 11 23 25 35 2 2 3 ...
... donors rather than those of recipients . Philanthropy's mild method of reform is scorned by stern advocates of fundamental social change ; on the other hand , philanthropic reformers ' devotion to particular causes makes less dedicated ...
... donor's means or impoverish his family ; and third , it should be in keeping with the merits of the recipient , taking into consideration character , relationship , and attitude to and services to the donor . Of the three caveats the ...
... donor ungenerous or unduly cautious . " In order to discover one grateful person , it is worthwhile to make trial of many ungrateful ones . " The very uncertainty of gratitude , Seneca wrote , " may prompt you to become more charitable ...
... donors and the spirit in which they made their offerings . Genesis tells us little about Abel but New Testa- ment writers laud him as " righteous " ( Matt . 28:35 ) and declare that his gift was acceptable to God because it was made ...
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A Hospital and Its Patients | 23 |
Begging Fund Raising and Charity | 25 |
Donors and Attributes of Charity | 35 |
God and Neighbor | 45 |
The World Is All Alike | 55 |
The Age of Benevolence | 57 |
Philanthropy and Reform | 121 |
Love and Kindness | 135 |
And May Not This Be? | 145 |
Paupers Tramps and Beggars | 147 |
Modern Philanthropy and Organized Charity | 159 |
Philanthropic Foundations and the Uses of Philanthropy in Higher Education and the Arts | 169 |
Giving by and for the Poor | 185 |
Current History Stories from Life | 199 |
Poets and Philanthropists | 71 |
Beggars Importunate and Long Rememberd | 85 |
If All Were as Happy as We | 95 |
Relief of Need | 99 |
The Good Samaritan Charles Dickens on Public Relief and Private Charity | 111 |
Afterword | 213 |
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