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Author Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Title Buying respectability : philanthropy and urban society in transnational perspective, 1840s to 1930s / Thomas Adam
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 239 pages) : illustrations
Series Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
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
Summary In 19th-century Leipzig, Toronto, New York, and Boston, a newly emergent group of industrialists and entrepreneurs entered into competition with older established elite groups for social recognition as well as cultural and political leadership. The competition was played out on the field of philanthropy, with the North American community gathering ideas from Europe about the establishment of cultural and public institutions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-226) and index
Notes English
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Subject Philanthropists -- History -- 19th century
Philanthropists -- History -- 20th century
Charities -- History -- 19th century
Charities -- History -- 20th century
Public institutions -- History -- 19th century
Public institutions -- History -- 20th century
Social status -- History -- 19th century
Social status -- History -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
Charities
Philanthropists
Public institutions
Social status
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780253002846
0253002842
1282103393
9781282103399
9786612103391
6612103396