Philanthropy and police: london charity in the eighteenth century
Auteur :
Andrew, Donna T.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691600116
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this study of voluntary charities in eighteenth-century London, Donna Andrew reconsiders the adequacy of humanitarianism as an explanation for the wave of charitable theorizing and experimentation that characterized this period. Focusing on London, the most visible area of both destitution and social experimentation, this book examines the polit