The reputation of philanthropy since 1750

The reputation of philanthropy since 1750Philanthropy, a 'love of humankind', is now thought of as the rich giving to good causes. The Reputation of Philanthropy explores how this came about and asks why praise for philanthropists has always been matched by criticism. Original and accessible, the book will inform thinking about the proper role for philanthropy today.

through the sadism arising from her despair and loss of purpose

Artist Scholar is part history

Building on the material presented in the first instalment of the Directory of World Cinema: Germany

students and policymakers

to the "maternal avengers" of rape-revenge melodrama such as "An Eye for an Eye"

Providing a range of perspectives

• Yolande Snaith

Based on a decade of experience

this book presents an analysis of the origins of the movement

sociologists and economists

redefining the city’s role in the industrial

providing a detailed introduction and revised translation of his 1524 pamphlet