Penelope Ismay

Trust Among Strangers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first major historical study of social trust in modern Britain, this book offers a fresh perspective on friendly societies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9781108472524
• ISBN-10: 1108472524
• Artikelnr.: 52154335

Autorenporträt

Penelope Ismay is Cooney Family Assistant Professor in History at Boston College, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: new beginnings
1. Friendly society before friendly societies
2. Friendly societies and the meaning of the new poor law
3. The battle between savings banks and friendly societies
4. Trusting institutions: making the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity
5. Trusting numbers: sociability and actuarial science in the Manchester Unity
Epilogue: alternative endings.