Peter Grant

Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the First World War

Mobilizing Charity

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Produktbeschreibung

Non-uniformed voluntary action during the First World War continues to be a blind spot in the historiography of the war. The scale and extent of charitable activity has not yet been fully appreciated, despite amounting to well over £100 million and involving more than a million regular volunteers, many from working-class backgrounds. Drawing on

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032924274
• ISBN-10: 1032924276
• Artikelnr.: 71626957

Autorenporträt

Peter Grant is Senior Fellow in Grantmaking Management, Philanthropy and Social Investment at the Cass Business School, City University, London. 

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. 2. Charity, Philanthropy and the Voluntary Sector in 1914:
A "Golden Age"?. Case Study 1: Newspaper and Sporting Appeals 3. The
Outbreak of War and Early Charitable Efforts. Case Study 2: "Private Tom"
and Other Animals 4. Supporting Tommy: Charity Goes to War. Case Study 3:
"My Good Lady, Go Home and Sit Still": Militant Women 5. The Comforts
Crisis and the Director General of Voluntary Organizations. Case Study 4:
Croydon War Supplies Clearing House 6. Concerns and Legislation: Scandal,
Fraud and the 1916 War Charities Act. Case Study 5: Nothing Like a Book:
The Camps Library 7. The Extent and Impact of War-Time Charitable Giving.
Case Study 6: "The Biggest Communal Arts Project Ever Attempted": War
Memorials 8. Conclusions. Afterword.