'Private bankers and philanthropy. The city of London, 1880s-1920s' in Y Cassis & P Cottrell (eds), World of Private Banking

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Author(s) Thane, Pat
Publication type Chapter
Year published 2009
Pages pp247-61
Publisher Ashgate Publishing
Place Published Farnham

Topics:

Name Social responsibility, social control & philanthropy

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Library:

Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:

Deals with philanthropic giving and involvement largely by investment bankers and particularly by Jewish bankers, based around case studies, with sections on: 'Philanthropy and the British elite'; 'Role of King Edward VII'; 'Jewish philanthropy'; 'Baron & Baroness de Hirsch'; 'The Bischoffsheims'; 'Ernest Cassel'; 'Schroders'