| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Philanthropic studies
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Philanthropic studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Philanthropy as a virtue in late antiquity and the Middle Ages / Scott Davis -- 2. Contexts of charity in the Middle Ages : religious, social and civic / Suzanne Roberts -- 3. Philosophical ideas of charity : some historical reflections / J.B. Schneewind -- 4. The philanthropic perspective after a hundred years / Alan Ryan -- 5. Charity, justice, and the idea of moral progress / Allen Buchanan -- 6. Losses and gains / Mary Douglas -- 7. Motivation, cognition, and charitable giving / Robert Frank -- 8. Philanthropy in the African American experience / Adrienne Lash Jones -- 9. "Human communion" or a free lunch : school dinners in Victorian and Edwardian London / Ellen Ross -- 10. Compromising to achieve : choice in international charity / Alex Rondos. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Charities -- History.
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Charities. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Schneewind, J. B. (Jerome B.), 1930-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Giving. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1996 0253330726 (DLC) 95051749 (OCoLC)33947425 |
| ISBN |
0585225710 (electronic book) |
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9780585225715 (electronic book) |
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0253330726 (alkaline paper) |
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