Adrian Wesolowski

Broschiertes Buch

Philanthropic Celebrity in the Age of Sensibility

A Historical-Comparative Study of the British, French, and Polish Examples, c. 1770-1830

Beschreibung

This volume, an original combination of biography, cultural history, and media studies, investigates the first moment in history when philanthropy was used as a self-standing claim to fame and philanthropists started being considered as a distinct breed of public figures.

Autor

Adrian Wesöowski is a Research Fellow at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. He studies social and cultural history in modern and early modern Europe with particular focus on the history of philanthropy and the history of the public sphere.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9781032373881
• ISBN-10: 1032373881
• Artikelnr.: 72108135