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Kniha Stephen Girard Alexander Lawrence Ames

Stephen Girard

Captain of American Enterprise and Philanthropy

Autor: Alexander Lawrence Ames
Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Pevná
Vydavatel: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dostupnost: Očekávaná novinka
Termín neznámý
4 690 Kč
This book is the first systematic scholarly analysis of Stephen Girard’s views on race, gender, clas...

Informace o knize

Autor
Alexander Lawrence Ames
Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Pevná
Vydáno
2026
Stránek
188
EAN
9781032956817
Enbook ID
52451387
Vydavatel
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Rozměry
152 x 229

Kompletní popis

This book is the first systematic scholarly analysis of Stephen Girard’s views on race, gender, class, and enslavement, connecting the details of Girard’s life with litigation surrounding his estate and school. By the time Girard died, the merchant-banker was one of the wealthiest men in the United States. He shocked the people of his adopted city and nation by posthumously devoting his fortune to philanthropic projects—most notably the construction of a charity school for White orphan boys. For nearly two hundred years, Girard’s name has been mired in controversy because of his last will and testament, which became the centerpiece of numerous legal battles. With narrative sophistication and probing analysis, this book combines a succinct overview of Girard’s life with much-needed context for making sense of his decisions and legacy. In doing so it further addresses controversial topics in the modern U.S. public sphere—freedom of religion, institutional racism, gender equality, the relationship of private philanthropy to the public good—directing the reader to reconsider the health of American republican institutions in the twenty-first century in the light of Girard’s history and legacies. Augmented by many historical images and primary-source documents, including the text of his much-debated last will and Supreme Court arguments about his philanthropy, the book is an ideal resource for students and scholars of American history, Atlantic world studies, legal history, history of education, and history of philanthropy.

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