Beyond benevolence : the New York Charity Organization Society and the transformation of American social welfare, 1882-1935 / / Dawn M. Greeley |
Autore | Greeley Dawn M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 pages) |
Disciplina | 361.7609747 |
Collana | Philanthropic and nonprofit studies |
Soggetto topico |
Charities - New York (State) - History - 20th century
Charities - New York (State) - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-253-05912-7
0-253-05911-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Not alms but a friend" : the moral economy of scientific charity -- Organizing charity in the city of strangers : the New York COS -- Neither alms nor a friend : organizational obstacles to the practice of scientific charity -- "Hoping for your kind interest" : donors, clients, and uses of scientific charity -- "I beg to call your attention to a very deserving case" : entitlement, respectability, and the politics of charity in working-class communities -- If not a friend, then alms : relief and reform in the progressive era -- The COS and the state : widows, deserted wives, and the battle over mothers' pensions -- From friendly visiting to social casework : the triumph of professionalism -- Conclusion: The New York COS and the transformation of American social welfare. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795383903321 |
Greeley Dawn M. | ||
Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond benevolence : the New York Charity Organization Society and the transformation of American social welfare, 1882-1935 / / Dawn M. Greeley |
Autore | Greeley Dawn M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (468 pages) |
Disciplina | 361.7609747 |
Collana | Philanthropic and nonprofit studies |
Soggetto topico |
Charities - New York (State) - History - 20th century
Charities - New York (State) - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-253-05912-7
0-253-05911-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | "Not alms but a friend" : the moral economy of scientific charity -- Organizing charity in the city of strangers : the New York COS -- Neither alms nor a friend : organizational obstacles to the practice of scientific charity -- "Hoping for your kind interest" : donors, clients, and uses of scientific charity -- "I beg to call your attention to a very deserving case" : entitlement, respectability, and the politics of charity in working-class communities -- If not a friend, then alms : relief and reform in the progressive era -- The COS and the state : widows, deserted wives, and the battle over mothers' pensions -- From friendly visiting to social casework : the triumph of professionalism -- Conclusion: The New York COS and the transformation of American social welfare. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824965003321 |
Greeley Dawn M. | ||
Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2022] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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