Quataert, Jean H. 1945-

Staging philanthropy patriotic women and the national imagination in dynastic Germany, 1813-1916 / [electronic resource] : Jean H. Quataert. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2001. - 377 p. : Grayscale Illustration, Tables ; 24 cm. - Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany. . - ACLS Humanities E-Book. .

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Introduction: Dynastic Legitimacy and Women's Philanthropy in German State and Nation Building -- The Landesmutter and Philanthropic Practices in the New German Dynastic States, 1813-1848 -- The Politics of Philanthropy under Dynastic Patronage, 1848 to 1870-71 -- Civic Voluntarism and Gift Giving in the “Caring” State -- Cultural Performances in the Struggle over National Community after 1871 -- Gendered Medical War Services in the “Curing” State -- Mobilizing Social Memory: Gendered Images of War and Sacrifice -- Testing Patriotic Alliances, 1913-1916 -- Conclusion: A Gendered Reading of Patriotism and Power.

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Germany--Politics and government.

Women in charitable work Women philanthropists Patriotism Women's Studies