Author: John AIKIN (M.D.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
A View of the Character and Public Services of the late John Howard, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S.
Author: John AIKIN (M.D.)The Curious Mr Howard
Author: Tessa WestPublisher: Waterside Press
ISBN: 1904380735
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
John Howard's curiosity about prisons goes without saying, as his own writings show, including his iconic The State of the Prisons in England and Wales. As a self-appointed inspector of prisons - and the first to carry out such a task - Howard would knock on the door of penal establishments, mostly unannounced or uninvited. Once inside, he would observe, listen, and make copious records of events behind prison walls. John Howard (1726-1790) was a curious individual altogether: restless, eccentric, and, above all, singular. Forever concerned with minutiae, not without friends, but lacking close social contacts, the workaholic Howard frequently travelled alone and in dangerous places for months on end. Always restless and forever retracing his steps, he was equally at home in foreign countries as he was pursuing his carefully planned routines in and around Cambridge and London. A perfectionist wherever he went, Howard brought his influence, genius, and reputation to bear, seeking to imp
Philanthropic Celebrity in the Age of Sensibility
Author: Adrian WesołowskiPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000927849
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
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. In its search for the cause of this development, it examines the way in which public images of early philanthropists in different parts of Europe were shaped in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The work draws on a comparison between British prison reformer John Howard, Alsatian pastor and humanitarian Jean-Frédéric Oberlin, and Stanisław Staszic, a key figure of Enlightenment politics in Congress Poland. Revealing parallel mechanisms at play in different national contexts, it argues that famous philanthropists ushered in a new genre of fame, ‘philanthropic celebrity’, that placed Enlightenment ideals about virtue within the framework of early celebrity culture. The book is primarily aimed at advanced students and scholars of history, cultural studies, and social sciences, especially those interested in the concepts of fame and celebrity and in the origins of modern humanitarianism.
A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, Esq. LL.D.F.R.S.
Author: John AikinThe New Annual Register, Or, General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...
Author: A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard
Author: John AikinPublisher:
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Category : Prison reformers
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates ...
Author: Faculty of Advocates (Scotland). LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Present Collection of Books, in the Manchester Circulating Library; a copy of the laws; and a list of the subscribers
Author: Manchester Circulating Library (MANCHESTER)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The Correspondence of Richard Price: July 1748-March 1778
Author: Richard PricePublisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press ; Cardiff : University of Wales Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard, Esq
Author: John AikinPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781346742335
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
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