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Poverty and Compassion

Poverty and Compassion

Poverty and Compassion

Gertrude Himmelfarb

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Random House
Año de edición:
1992
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Filosofía
ISBN:
9780679741732
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This is a source book for anyone trying to think about how to make a difference in inner-city America. It is a story of reformers and ideas, of the Salvation Army and the Fabian Society, of high idealism and moral chivalry coupled with naivete and roaring eccentricity.

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