Philanthropy, patronage, and civil society : experiences from Germany, Great Britain, and North America /

Table of Contents: “…Philanthropy and the shaping of social distinctions in nineteenth-century U.S., Canadian, and German cities / Thomas Adam -- "The glue of civil society" : a comparative approach to art museum philanthropy at the turn of the twentieth century / Karsten Borgmann -- Self-help and philanthropy : the emergence of cooperatives in Britain, Germany, the United States, and Canada from mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century / Brett Fairbairn -- Patronage and the great institutions of the cities of the United States : questions and evidence, 1800-2000 / David C. …”
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Philanthropy, civil society, and the state in German history, 1815-1989 / by Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Table of 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.…”
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Buying respectability : philanthropy and urban society in transnational perspective, 1840s to 1930s / by Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Table of 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.…”
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Philanthropy, civil society, and the state in German history, 1815-1989 / by Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Table of 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.…”
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Approaches to the study of intercultural transfer / by Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- New ways to write the history of Western Europe and the United States: the concept of intercultural transfer -- Social housing reform and intercultural transfer in the transatlantic world before World War I -- Cultural excursions: the transnational transfer of museums in the transatlantic world -- The intercultural transfer of football: the contexts of Germany and Argentina -- Interreligious and intercultural transfers of the tradition of philanthropy -- Change through non-violence: the rationalization of conflict solution -- From Weihnachten to Christmas: the invention of a modern holiday ritual and its transfer from Germany to England and the United States.…”
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Approaches to the study of intercultural transfer / by Adam, Thomas, 1968-

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Approaches to the study of intercultural transfer / by Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- New ways to write the history of Western Europe and the United States: the concept of intercultural transfer -- Social housing reform and intercultural transfer in the transatlantic world before World War I -- Cultural excursions: the transnational transfer of museums in the transatlantic world -- The intercultural transfer of football: the contexts of Germany and Argentina -- Interreligious and intercultural transfers of the tradition of philanthropy -- Change through non-violence: the rationalization of conflict solution -- From Weihnachten to Christmas: the invention of a modern holiday ritual and its transfer from Germany to England and the United States.…”
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The economics of higher education in the United States /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Economics of Higher Education and the History of Philanthropy Research; 1. The Road Toward Student Debt: The History and Politics of Paying for a College Degree; 2. …”
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