Philanthropic Discourse in Anglo-American Literature, 1850-1920

Book Overview

From the mid-19th century until the rise of the modern welfare state in the early 20th century, Anglo-American philanthropic giving gained an unprecedented measure of cultural authority as it changed in kind and degree. Civil society took on the responsibility for confronting the adverse effects of industrialism, and transnational discussions of poverty, urbanization, women's work, and sympathy provided a means of understanding and debating social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253029848
• ISBN13: 9780253029843
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"