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catalog abstract "In 1780 New England supported fifty charitable institutions. By 1820 that number had burgeoned to nearly two thousand. The increase, argues Conrad Edick Wright, was part of a frenzy of organization that occurred in New England during the postrevolutionary era. His book is both a case study on the modernization of the United States during the early years of the republic and a detailed account of the numerous endeavors, both popular and elite, to aid, evangelize, and reform those in need. Wright offers a provocative interpretation of this little-known terrain in social aid institutional history. Unlike radical historians who view philanthropy as a form of social control, he demonstrates that the "charitable revolution" originated in the widespread aspirations of postrevolutionary New Englanders to imitate the English by establishing benevolent institutions of their own. He argues that the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and the emergence of institutional beneficence is neither as simple nor as direct as some historians have indicated. Contradicting cause-and-effect interpretations, Wright asserts that organized charity developed at a time when need was constant or diminishing. In fact, he says, charitable institutions sometimes needed to search actively for beneficiaries. Undeterred, they redefined their missions and discovered new charitable causes. The Transformation of Charity in Postrevolutionary New England includes three substantial appendices that will constitute the basic reference for anyone interested in charity and reform in New England before 1820, including "A Census of Charitable Organizations in New England, 1657-1817."".
catalog contributor b3554604.
catalog created "c1992.".
catalog date "1992".
catalog date "c1992.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
catalog description "In 1780 New England supported fifty charitable institutions. By 1820 that number had burgeoned to nearly two thousand. The increase, argues Conrad Edick Wright, was part of a frenzy of organization that occurred in New England during the postrevolutionary era. His book is both a case study on the modernization of the United States during the early years of the republic and a detailed account of the numerous endeavors, both popular and elite, to aid, evangelize, and reform those in need. Wright offers a provocative interpretation of this little-known terrain in social aid institutional history. Unlike radical historians who view philanthropy as a form of social control, he demonstrates that the "charitable revolution" originated in the widespread aspirations of postrevolutionary New Englanders to imitate the English by establishing benevolent institutions of their own. He argues that the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances and the emergence of institutional beneficence is neither as simple nor as direct as some historians have indicated. Contradicting cause-and-effect interpretations, Wright asserts that organized charity developed at a time when need was constant or diminishing. In fact, he says, charitable institutions sometimes needed to search actively for beneficiaries. Undeterred, they redefined their missions and discovered new charitable causes. The Transformation of Charity in Postrevolutionary New England includes three substantial appendices that will constitute the basic reference for anyone interested in charity and reform in New England before 1820, including "A Census of Charitable Organizations in New England, 1657-1817."".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
catalog description "Introduction -- pt. 1. The Charitable World of Prerevolutionary New England. 1. "Our Powers are Limited" -- pt. 2. The Institutionalization of Charity. 2. The Rise of Organized Charity. 3. Denominations and the Rise of Organized Charity. 4. Experimenting in Charity -- pt. 3. The Acceptance of Organized Charity. 5. "The Advantages of Association" 6. Corporate Compassion. 7. "A Habit of Doing Good" -- pt. 4. The Charitable World of Antebellum New England. 8. Organized Charity and the "Spirit of Liberality" -- Appendices. 1. Charitable Motivations and Historical Writing. 2. Charitable New Englanders. 3. A Census of Charitable Organizations in New England, 1657-1817 -- Locations Having Charitable Organizations by 1772 -- Locations Having Charitable Organizations by 1797 -- Locations Having Charitable Organizations by 1817.".
catalog extent "x, 330 p. ;".
catalog hasFormat "Transformation of charity in postrevolutionary New England.".
catalog identifier "1555531237 :".
catalog isFormatOf "Transformation of charity in postrevolutionary New England.".
catalog isPartOf "New England studies".
catalog issued "1992".
catalog issued "c1992.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
catalog relation "Transformation of charity in postrevolutionary New England.".
catalog spatial "New England".
catalog subject "361.7/0974 20".
catalog subject "Charities New England History 18th century.".
catalog subject "Charities New England History 19th century.".
catalog subject "HV98.N38 W75 1992".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- pt. 1. The Charitable World of Prerevolutionary New England. 1. "Our Powers are Limited" -- pt. 2. The Institutionalization of Charity. 2. The Rise of Organized Charity. 3. Denominations and the Rise of Organized Charity. 4. Experimenting in Charity -- pt. 3. The Acceptance of Organized Charity. 5. "The Advantages of Association" 6. Corporate Compassion. 7. "A Habit of Doing Good" -- pt. 4. The Charitable World of Antebellum New England. 8. Organized Charity and the "Spirit of Liberality" -- Appendices. 1. Charitable Motivations and Historical Writing. 2. Charitable New Englanders. 3. A Census of Charitable Organizations in New England, 1657-1817 -- Locations Having Charitable Organizations by 1772 -- Locations Having Charitable Organizations by 1797 -- Locations Having Charitable Organizations by 1817.".
catalog title "The transformation of charity in postrevolutionary New England / Conrad Edick Wright.".
catalog type "History. fast".
catalog type "text".