Great philanthropists [electronic resource] : wealth and charity in the modern world, 1815-1945 / edited by Peter Mandler and David Cesarani.

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What is a philanthropist? Why do they do what they do? What impact do they have? What makes them tick? What in their personal biographies, their communities, their backgrounds, and their moment in time drove them to devote so much time to giving so much money away? Great Philanthropists provides an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mandler, Peter (Editor)
Cesarani, David (Editor)
Language:English
Published: London : Vallentine Mitchell, 2017.
Subjects:
Humanitarianism > History > 19th century.
Humanitarianism > History > 20th century.
Philanthropists > History > 19th century.
Philanthropists > History > 20th century.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2017 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2017 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Great Philanthropists - Wealth and Charity in the Modern World 1815-1945
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • List of contributors
  • Preface / Peter Mandler
  • Introduction / William D. Rubinstein
  • Nathaniel Mayer, First Lord Rothschild / Klaus Weber
  • Sir Moses Montefiore / Abigail Green
  • Betty de Rothschild: minister of charity? / Claire/Amandine Soulé
  • Gifts and recognition: philanthropists in the cities of the Rhineland and Westphalia during the Kaiserreich / Stephen Pielhoff
  • Sammy Marks / Richard Mendelsohn
  • Ei'ichi Shibusawa: father of Japan's modernisation / Hideko Katsumata
  • King Edward VII: the impresario of the plutocracy / Frank Prochaska
  • Andrew Mellon: making money and giving it away / David Cannadine
  • Calouste Gulbenkian and his foundation / Jonathan Conlin
  • Index.