Toynbee Hall : the first hundred years / / Asa Briggs and Anne Macartney

• Autore: Briggs Asa <1921-2016, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.5830942
• Soggetto topico: Social settlements - England - London
• Altri autori: MacartneyAnne
• Note generali: "First published in 1984 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Plc"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Toynbee Hall; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Time and Place: The Victorian Prelude; II Samuel Barnett and his Friends, 1884-1913; III Beveridge and After, 1903-1919; IV The Mallon Years, 1919-1954; V Unfinished Agenda, 1954-1984; Appendix: Wardens and Chairmen of Toynbee Hall; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1984, Toynbee Hall, The First Hundred Years is not just a centenary study, but a personal contribution to the continuing history of Toynbee Hall, which is the Universities' settlement in East London, and an institution that has inspired respect and affection. Its pioneering role as a residential community living and working in the heart of one of London's most deprived areas has been maintained. Called a 'social workshop' by its late chairman John Profumo, Toynbee Hall promotes ventures such as Free Legal Advice, the Workers Educational Association, and the White
• Titolo autorizzato: Toynbee Hall
• ISBN: 9781136464539; 1136464530; 9780203127742; 0203127749; 9781299055162; 1299055168; 9781136464546; 1136464549
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910971404103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Revivals