Buying respectability : philanthropy and urban society in transnational perspective, 1840s to 1930s / Thomas Adam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adam, Thomas, 1968-

Series:

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philanthropists--History--19th century.

Philanthropists.

Philanthropists--History--20th century.

Charities--History--19th century.

Charities.

Charities--History--20th century.

Public institutions--History--19th century.

Public institutions.

Public institutions--History--20th century.

Social status--History--19th century.

Social status.

Social status--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 19th-century Leipzig, Toronto, New York, and Boston, a newly emergent group of industrialists and entrepreneurs entered into competition with older established elite groups for social recognition as well as cultural and political leadership. The competition was played out on the field of philanthropy, with the North American community gathering ideas from Europe about the establishment of cultural and public institutions. For example, to secure financing for their new museum, the founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art organized its membership and fundraising on the model of German art museums. The process of cultural borrowing and intercultural transfer shaped urban landscapes with the building of new libraries, museums, and social housing projects. An important contribution to the relatively new field of transnational history, this book establishes philanthropy as a prime example of the conversion of economic resources into social and cultural capital.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part one

Introduction

Chapter one Cultural Excursions: Museums, Art Galleries, and Libraries in a Transatlantic World

Chapter two Heavy Luggage: The Intercultural Transfer of Models for Social Housing Enterprises

Part two

Chapter three How to Become a Gentleman: Philanthropy and Social Climbing

Chapter four Bountiful Ladies: Philanthropy and Women's Place in Society

Chapter five Giving for Good: Philanthropy and Religion

Conclusion

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-226) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-10339-3

9786612103391

0-253-00284-2

OCLC:

647770991