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Transnational Philanthropy: The Mond Family´s Support for Public Institutions in Western Europe from 1890 to 1938
Thomas Adam
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Description for Transnational Philanthropy: The Mond Family´s Support for Public Institutions in Western Europe from 1890 to 1938
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGF; HBJD; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
This book provides a collective biography of the Mond family and explores the philanthropic activities of Ludwig Mond and of his two sons Alfred and Robert in the field of art collecting, the fight against early childhood mortality, the advancement of research and of higher education, archaeological excavations in Egypt and Palestine, and for the founding of the State of Israel from the 1890s to the late 1930s. These activities resulted in the creation of the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, the donation of Ludwig Mond's art collection to the National Gallery in London, the funding of the excavation of ... Read more
This book provides a collective biography of the Mond family and explores the philanthropic activities of Ludwig Mond and of his two sons Alfred and Robert in the field of art collecting, the fight against early childhood mortality, the advancement of research and of higher education, archaeological excavations in Egypt and Palestine, and for the founding of the State of Israel from the 1890s to the late 1930s. These activities resulted in the creation of the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, the donation of Ludwig Mond's art collection to the National Gallery in London, the funding of the excavation of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319291260
SKU
V9783319291260
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About Thomas Adam
Thomas Adam is Professor of Transnational History at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has published extensively in the field of transnational history and the history of philanthropy. His publications include Buying Respectability: Philanthropy and Urban Society in Transnational Perspective and Intercultural Transfers and the Making of the Modern World.
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