Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Ireland |
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| Editor:
| Geary, Laurence M.
Walsh, Oonagh |
| Series title: | Nineteenth-Century Ireland Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84682-350-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | Four Courts Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $70.00 |
Book Description:
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This current volume in the SSNCI series examines a range of charitable endeavors in Ireland, and it examines these initiatives in the context of changing social and political expectations. Contents include: doing good and being bad in Victorian Ireland * philanthropy and the care of children in Ireland, 1850-1922 * the Society for Promoting the Comforts of the Poor, 1799-1809 * the uses of philanthropy in 19th-century Ireland * cultural philanthropy in the mid-19th century * industry,...
More DescriptionThis current volume in the SSNCI series examines a range of charitable endeavors in Ireland, and it examines these initiatives in the context of changing social and political expectations. Contents include: doing good and being bad in Victorian Ireland * philanthropy and the care of children in Ireland, 1850-1922 * the Society for Promoting the Comforts of the Poor, 1799-1809 * the uses of philanthropy in 19th-century Ireland * cultural philanthropy in the mid-19th century * industry, philanthropy, and architectural innovation * philanthropic women migrants to Australia * campaigning women philanthropists * landlordism and philanthropy in 19th-century Ireland * charitable loan fund societies in Ireland, c.1820-1914 * the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Ireland, 1889-1900. (Series: Nineteenth-Century Ireland) [Subject: History, Irish Studies]