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Philanthropy, Civil Society, and the State in German History, 1815-1989 (German History in Context)
Thomas Adam
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Description for Philanthropy, Civil Society, and the State in German History, 1815-1989 (German History in Context)
Hardcover. The first book to provide the English-speaking reader with the revisionist interpretation of the role of the state and philanthropy in Germany that is increasingly embraced by German historians.BR> Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
The first book to provide the English-speaking reader with the revisionist interpretation of the role of the state and philanthropy in Germany that is increasingly embraced by German historians. Largely unnoticed among English-speaking scholars of German history, a major shift in interpretation of German history has been underway during the past three decades among German historians of Germany. While American and British historians continue to subscribe to an interpretation of German society as state centered, their German counterparts have begun to embrace an interpretation in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century German society was characterized by private initiative and ... Read more
The first book to provide the English-speaking reader with the revisionist interpretation of the role of the state and philanthropy in Germany that is increasingly embraced by German historians. Largely unnoticed among English-speaking scholars of German history, a major shift in interpretation of German history has been underway during the past three decades among German historians of Germany. While American and British historians continue to subscribe to an interpretation of German society as state centered, their German counterparts have begun to embrace an interpretation in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century German society was characterized by private initiative and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139214
SKU
V9781571139214
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99-1
Reviews for Philanthropy, Civil Society, and the State in German History, 1815-1989 (German History in Context)
The first really comprehensive history of modern German philanthropy. It will be indispensable to anyone who is interested in the subject from now on.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
Adam provides historians of the Kaiserreich with a new insight into how its robust civil society co-existed with an authoritarian state, and perhaps reinforced it.
GERMAN HISTORY
In ... Read more
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
Adam provides historians of the Kaiserreich with a new insight into how its robust civil society co-existed with an authoritarian state, and perhaps reinforced it.
GERMAN HISTORY
In ... Read more