First published in 1949, Cloak of Charity provides a short history of philanthropy in the eighteenth-century. The author asserts that the history of charity is the history of the changes which have occurred in the attitude of the rich towards the poor. The character of philanthropy changed considerably during the course of the eighteenth-century and it is this change that the book traces. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology and religion.
| ISBN: | 9781032604176 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2023 |
| Author: | Betsy Rodgers |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 203 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
European history Social and cultural history History and Archaeology |