The good glow : charity and the symbolic power of doing good.
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TextPublisher: Bristol : Policy Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (216 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781447344698Subject(s): Humanitarianism-PhilosophyAdditional physical formats: Print version:: The Good GlowDDC classification: 172.2 LOC classification: BJ1475.3 | .D436 2020Online access: Open e-book Summary: We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means glow of 'goodness' that charity provides can be taken advantage of. Drawing on original data and Bourdieu's sociology, this book examines a wide range of charity examples to provide an entertaining critique of how contemporary charity works.
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We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means glow of 'goodness' that charity provides can be taken advantage of. Drawing on original data and Bourdieu's sociology, this book examines a wide range of charity examples to provide an entertaining critique of how contemporary charity works.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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