Most accounts of philanthropy and societal change focus either on either the efforts of a small number of 'heroic' individuals, or on wider historical forces. This book traces networks of philanthropists over four generations to show how modern philanthropy, humanitarianism, and social entrepreneurship emerged between the 1750s and the 1830s.
Most accounts of philanthropy and societal change focus either on either the efforts of a small number of 'heroic' individuals, or on wider historical forces. This book traces networks of philanthropists over four generations to show how modern philanthropy, humanitarianism, and social entrepreneurship emerged between the 1750s and the 1830s.
Roshan Allpress is an historian with research interests in the areas of philanthropy, Evangelicalism, humanitarianism, and social reform. He holds degrees from Canterbury and Oxford, and has a background in non-profit leadership formation. Allpress is National Principal of Laidlaw College in New Zealand, where he teaches in history and leadership, and serves on the boards of a number of non-profit organisations.
Inhaltsangabe
* Introduction: Between the King's Arms and Exeter Hall * 1: 'How much a man with the blessing of God may do': John Thornton and the formation of philanthropic networks * 2: 'The vast machinery established amongst us': The growth of associational philanthropy * 3: 'The Society of the Excellent of the Earth': Reframing the Clapham Sect * 4: 'The cement of society': Trust and the intellectual school of Clapham * 5: 'Every region of the globe its representative': The development of transnational philanthropy * 6: 'Teach mercy to ten thousand hearts': Philanthropy and the reimagining of the world * Conclusion
* Introduction: Between the King's Arms and Exeter Hall * 1: 'How much a man with the blessing of God may do': John Thornton and the formation of philanthropic networks * 2: 'The vast machinery established amongst us': The growth of associational philanthropy * 3: 'The Society of the Excellent of the Earth': Reframing the Clapham Sect * 4: 'The cement of society': Trust and the intellectual school of Clapham * 5: 'Every region of the globe its representative': The development of transnational philanthropy * 6: 'Teach mercy to ten thousand hearts': Philanthropy and the reimagining of the world * Conclusion
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