1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778520803321

Autore

Baggerman Arianne

Titolo

Child of the Enlightenment [[electronic resource] ] : revolutionary Europe reflected in a boyhood diary / / by Arianne Baggerman and Rudolf Dekker ; translated by Dianne Webb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-40077-0

9786612400773

90-474-2616-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (568 p.)

Collana

Egodocuments and history series, , 1873-653X ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

DekkerRudolf

Disciplina

949.2/04092

Soggetti

Boys - Netherlands

Enlightenment - Europe - History

Diaries - History and criticism

Netherlands Biography

Netherlands History 1714-1795 Sources

Netherlands History 1795-1815 Sources

Europe History 1789-1815 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-534) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Introduction - Delft 2004 / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Prologue / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter One. An Enlightened Education / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Two. Otto’s Diary / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Three. Required Reading / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Four. The Garden As A Pedagogical Project / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Five. Social World / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Six. Broadening Horizons / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Seven. Changing Concepts Of Time / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Eight. Reconstructing Man And Society / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Nine. Revolution In The Netherlands / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Ten. Children Of The Future / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Eleven.



Theophilanthropists And Physico-Theologians / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Chapter Twelve. The Vulnerable Body / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Epilogue / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Notes / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- List Of Illustrations / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Index / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker -- Illustration Credits / J.A. Baggerman and R.M. Dekker.

Sommario/riassunto

A diary kept by a boy in the 1790's sheds new light on the rise of autobiographical writing in the 19th century and sketches a panoramic view of Europe in the Age of Enlightenment. The French Revolution and the Batavian Revolution in the Netherlands provide the backdrop to this study, which ranges from changing perceptions of time, space and nature to the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and its influence on such far-flung fields as education, landscape gardening and politics. The book describes the high expectations people had of science and medicine, and their disappointment at the failure of these new branches of learning to cure the world of its ills.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816935903321

Autore

Cunningham Hugh

Titolo

The Reputation of philanthropy Since 1750 : Britain and beyond / / Hugh Cunningham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, Michigan : , : Manchester University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-5261-4637-1

1-5261-5207-X

1-5261-4639-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 pages) : : illustrations

Disciplina

360.941

Soggetti

Charities - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Writing the history of philanthropy -- The profile of philanthropy -- The genesis of philanthropy -- John Howard, the philanthropist --



Howard's legacy : philanthropy and crime -- Universal philanthropy versus patriotism : the impact -- The French Revolution, 1789-1815 -- The Times and the telescope : philanthropy, 1815-50 -- Mid- Victorian philanthropy, 1850-80 -- The failure of philanthropy? 1880-1914 -- Philanthropy since 1914.

Sommario/riassunto

Most people now associate philanthropy with donations of money by the rich to good causes. It has not always been so. The Reputation of Philanthropy explores how our modern definition came about and asks why praise for philanthropy and philanthropists has always been matched by criticism. Were we really capable of loving all of humankind? Was it possible that what was thought of as philanthropy might create a dependency class and do more harm than good? Was it sensible to focus so much on far away places to the neglect of the poor at home? Deeply researched, timely and accessible, this book will inform today's thinking about the role that philanthropy should play in British society. The criticisms of philanthropy in the past have telling echoes in the present.