Great Philanthropists: Wealth and Charity in the Modern World, 1815-1945
- ISBN-10
- 1910383198
- ISBN-13
- 9781910383193
- Category
- Humanitarianism
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Authors
- Peter Mandler, David Cesarani
Description
Cover -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Nathaniel Mayer, First Lord Rothschild Individual Philanthropy and Communal Bonds -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Sir Moses Montefiore -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Betty de Rothschild: Minister of Charity? -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Gifts and Recognition: Philanthropists in the Cities of the Rhineland and Westphalia During the Kaiserreich -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Sammy Marks -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Ei'ichi Shibusawa: Father of Japan's Modernisation and Renowned Philanthropist -- Notes -- Chapter 8 -- King Edward VII The Impresario of the Plutocracy -- Notes -- Chapter 9 -- Andrew Mellon: Making Money and Giving it Away -- Notes -- Chapter 10 -- Calouste Gulbenkian and his Foundation -- Notes -- Index
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