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Women philanthropists --- History --- Philanthropists --- Women benefactors --- Grande-bretagne --- Histoire --- Oeuvres de bienfaisance --- 19e siecle
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Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) was a prominent English journalist, banker, and man of letters. For many years he was editor of The Economist, and to this day the magazine includes a weekly "Bagehot" column. His analyses of politics, economics, and public affairs were nothing short of brilliant. Sadly, he left no memoir. How, then, does this book bear the title, The Memoirs of Walter Bagehot? Frank Prochaska explains, "Given my longstanding interest in Bagehot's life and times, I decided to compose a memoir on his behalf." And so, in this imaginative reconstruction of the memoir Bagehot might have written, Prochaska assumes his subject's voice, draws on his extensive writings (Bagehot's Collected Works fill 15 volumes), and scrupulously avoids what Bagehot considered that most unpardonable of faults-dullness. A faux autobiography allows for considerable license, but Prochaska remains true to Bagehot's character and is accurate in his depiction of the times. The memoir immerses us in the spirit of the Victorian era and makes us wish to have known Walter Bagehot. He is, Prochaska observes, the Victorian with whom we would most want to have dinner.
Bagehot, Walter, -- 1826-1877. --- Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. --- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901. --- Intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography. --- Economists --- Journalists --- Intellectuals --- Business & Economics --- Economic Theory --- Bagehot, Walter, --- Great Britain --- Politics and government --- Economic conditions --- Bedzhgot, V., --- Bedžhot, Valter, --- E-books --- 08 --- GB / United Kingdom - Verenigd Koninkrijk - Royaume Uni --- Biografieën en memoires --- Economic schools --- Bagehot, Walter
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An elegantly written study that charts the relationship between Christianity and social service in Britain since the eighteenth century and presents a challenging new interpretation of the links between Christian decline and democratic traditions.
Church charities --- Church work with the poor --- Church and social problems --- Social service --- Church and the poor --- Poor --- Kairos documents --- Religious social work --- Charities --- Church finance --- Faith-based human services --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- 258 <420> --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Christianity --- Caritas. Weldadigheid. Welzijnszorg. Naastenliefde--Engeland
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