Mgr. Zdislava Šišková

Bachelor's thesis

The Man Who Dies Rich, Dies Disgraced”: Motives behind Andrew Carnegie’s and John D. Rockefeller’s Philanthropy

The Man Who Dies Rich, Dies Disgraced”: Motives behind Andrew Carnegie’s and John D. Rockefeller’s Philanthropy
Abstract:
Tematem bakalarske prace jsou filantropicke aktivity americkych milionaru Andrew Carnegieho a John D. Rockefellera. Prace identifikuje nejdulezitejsi motivy, ktere vedly Carnegieho a Rockefellera k filantropii, a porovnava shodne a odlisne rysy v jejich pristupech.
Abstract:
The thesis focuses on the philanthropic activities of the Gilded Age millionaires Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. It indentifies the most important motives behind Carnegie's and Rockefeller's philanthropy and compares their individual approaches to it.
 

Keywords

Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller philanthropy Social Darwinism Protestantism
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 16. 12. 2008
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/ws59p/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 27. 1. 2009
  • Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.

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