Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the First World War
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"Peter Grant has written a pioneering work. Packed with figures, interesting examples from case studies, and analysis linking wartime charities to social cohesion, Grant has shown that civil society and philanthropy were vital parts of Britain’s wartime effort."
Matthew C. Henley, State University of New York Oneonta in American Historical Review
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This book challenges scholarship which presents charity and voluntary activity during World War I as marking a downturn from the high point of the late Victorian period. Charitable donations rose to an all-time peak, and the scope and nature of charitable work shifted decisively. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 270
- ISBN
- 9780415704946
- Utgivelsesår
- 2014
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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"Peter Grant has written a pioneering work. Packed with figures, interesting examples from case studies, and analysis linking wartime charities to social cohesion, Grant has shown that civil society and philanthropy were vital parts of Britain’s wartime effort."
Matthew C. Henley, State University of New York Oneonta in American Historical Review
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