{"product_id":"philanthropic-discourse-in-angloamerican-literature-18501920-9780253029843","title":"Philanthropic Discourse in AngloAmerican","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rich collection of essays develops our understanding of the Anglo-American philanthropic discourse in multiple directions. . . . It will be warmly appreciated by literary scholars and historians alike. \u003c\/p\u003e * British Assn for Victorian Studies Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilanthropic Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e offers the nineteenth-century literary historian a clearer insight into the scope and function of philanthropy in political and private life and the impacts that women writers and activists had in directing the action and debate.\u003c\/p\u003e * Edith Wharton Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface, Telescopic Philanthropy Redeemed \/ Frank Q. Christianson and Leslee Thorne-Murphy\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, Writing Philanthropy in the United States and Britain \/ Frank Q. Christianson and Leslee Thorne-Murphy\u003cbr\u003e1. The Poverty of Sympathy \/ Lori Merish\u003cbr\u003e2. Self-Undermining Philanthropic Impulses: Philanthropy in the Mirror of Narrative \/ Daniel Bivona\u003cbr\u003e3. Education as Violation and Benefit: Doctrinal Debate and the Contest for India's Girls \/ Suzanne Daly\u003cbr\u003e4. Urban Reform and the Plight of the Poor in Women's Journalistic Writing \/ Monica Elbert\u003cbr\u003e5. Lady Bountiful for the Empire: Upper-class Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society \/ Dorice Williams Elliott\u003cbr\u003e6. Patrons, Philanthropists, and Professionals: Henry James's \u003ci\u003eRoderick Hudson \u003c\/i\u003e\/ Francesca Sawaya\u003cbr\u003e7. \"Witnessing them day after day\": Ethical Spectatorship and Liberal Reform in Walter Besant's \u003ci\u003eChildren of Gibeon\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Tanushree Ghosh\u003cbr\u003e8. \"The Orthodox Creed of the Business World\"? Philanthropy and Liberal Individualism in Edith Wharton's \u003ci\u003eThe Fruit of the Tree \u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEmily Coit\u003cbr\u003e9. Sustaining Gendered Philanthropy through Transatlantic Friendship: Jane Addams, Henrietta Barnett and Writing for Reciprocal Mentoring \/ Sarah Robbins \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \/ Frank Q. Christianson and Leslee Thorne-Murphy \u003cbr\u003eAfterword, Follow the Money \/ Kathleen D. McCarthy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400572936535,"sku":"9780253029843","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253029843.jpg?v=1730471013","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philanthropic-discourse-in-angloamerican-literature-18501920-9780253029843","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}