Character is destiny : the autobiography of Alice Salomon / / edited by Andrew Lees

• Autore: Salomon Alice <1872-1948.>
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.3/092; B
• Soggetto topico: Women social workers - Germany; Women social workers - United States
• Altri autori: LeesAndrew <1940->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-264).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Character Is Destiny; 1. A Child with a Garden, 1872-1889; 2. Apprenticeship, 1893-1899; 3. Widening Horizon; 4. London-Berlin; 5. The Aberdeens, Scotland, Ireland, 1904-1908; 6. Two Jobs for Life, I: The School for Social Work, 1907-1913; 7. Two Jobs for Life, II: Officer of the International Council: Canada and First Glimpse of U.S.A.; 8. Brief Harvest before the Storm; 9. "The Evidence of Things Not Seen": 1914; 10. Patriotism Is Not Enough, 1914-1916; 11. In the War Office, 1917-1919 ; 12. Fourteen Years of Democracy, I: Years of Chaos, 1919-192413. Fourteen Years of Democracy, II: My Foreign Affairs, 1920-1933; 14. Fourteen Years of Democracy, III: Social Reconstruction, 1924-1929; 15. Fourteen Years of Democracy, IV: Then Came the Collapse; 16. The Golden Ring of Friendship; 17. The Stream of Lava; 18. The Mystery of Individual Adjustments; 19. A Spy Stands behind You; 20. Exit Modern Woman; 21. The Strong and the Weak; 22. God and Caesar; 23. The Pastors . . . Martin Niemöller; 24. New Lease on Life; Appendix A. The Significance of the Women's Movement for Social Life ; Appendix B. The Revolution of the MotherAppendix C. Preface to an Early Version of Salomon's Autobiography; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: An autobiography by the famous Alice Salomon--the German Jane Addams
• Titolo autorizzato: Character is destiny
• ISBN: 1-282-59383-8; 9786612593833; 0-472-02510-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813562703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany.