Philanthropy, civil society, and the state in German history, 1815-1989 / Thomas Adam

Publication | Library Call Number: HV275 .A274 2016

Series: German history in context
German history in context.
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Adam, Thomas, 1968- author.
Published: Rochester, NY : Camden House, [2016]
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language: English

Physical Description: x, 223 pages ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction
The competition between nobility and bourgeoisie for dominance over arts and culture
The role of donors in shaping the intellectual elite
Private funding for national research projects and institutes
Philanthropy and the shaping of the working-class family
Civil society in an authoritarian state: German philanthropy on the eve of the First World War
The slow decline of philanthropy and civil society
Conclusion.
ISBN: 9781571139214
1571139214
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Charities--Germany--History.
Benefactors--Germany--History.
Endowments--Germany--History.
Civil society--Germany--History.
Public welfare--Germany--History.
Germany--Cultural policy.
Germany--Social conditions.
Germany--Politics and government.
Benefactors.
Charities.
Civil society.
Cultural policy.
Endowments.
Politics and government.
Public welfare.
Social conditions.
Germany.
Gemeinwohl.
Gesellschaft.
Philanthropie.
Deutschland.
History.
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